Loved itthis book is not a novel but rather a collection of piy pessimistic anti-natalism by the Romanian born French philosopher Emil Chiron one of the greatest minds of the 20th century but one who is absolutely not for everyone
Trouble with Being Born (2011)
Others: Positive In this volume, which reaffirms the uncompromising brilliance of his mind, Cioran strips the human condition down to its most basic components, birth and death, suggesting that disaster lies not in the prospect of death but in the fact of birth, "that laughable accident." In the lucid, aphoristic style that characterizes his work, Cioran writes of time and death, God and religion, suicide and suffering, and the temptation to silence. Through sharp observation and patient contemplation, Cioran cuts to the heart of the human experience.
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