{"product_id":"history-and-utopia-paperback","title":"History and Utopia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. M. Cioran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEugene Thacker\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Only a monster can allow himself the luxury of seeing things as they are,\" writes E. M. Cioran, the Romanian-born philosopher who has rightly been compared to Samuel Beckett. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHistory and Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e, Cioran the monster writes of politics in its broadest sense, of history, and of the utopian dream. His views are, to say the least, provocative. In one essay he casts a scathing look at democracy, that \"festival of mediocrity\"; in another he turns his uncompromising gaze on Russia, its history, its evolution, and what he calls \"the virtues of liberty.\" In the dark shadow of Stalin and Hitler, he writes of tyrants and tyranny with rare lucidity and convincing logic. In \"Odyssey of Rancor,\" he examines the deep-rooted dream in all of us to \"hate our neighbors,\" to take immediate and irremediable revenge. And, in the final essay, he analyzes the notion of the \"golden age,\" the biblical Eden, the utopia of so many poets and thinkers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Romania in 1911, \u003cb\u003eE. M. Cioran\u003c\/b\u003e moved to Paris when he was twenty-six and lived there until his death in 1995. A maverick and iconoclast, he has been called \"the last worthy disciple of Nietzsche\" as well as a brilliant aphorist and stylist. His other books include \u003ci\u003eAnathemas and Admirations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDrawn and Quartered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Decay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Temptation to Exist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Being Born\u003c\/i\u003e, all available in paperback from Arcade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Howard\u003c\/b\u003e has translated most of Cioran's books into English. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and critic as well as an award-winning translator. He lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene Thacker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eAfter Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHorror of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at The New School in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.27 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730213310527,"sku":"9781628724257","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cbbff7eb67c13c795a2149511a369911.webp?v=1765125258","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/history-and-utopia-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}