{"product_id":"the-new-gods-paperback","title":"The New Gods - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. M. Cioran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubbed \"Nietzsche without his hammer\" by literary critic James Wood, the Romanian philosopher E. M. Cioran is known as much for his profound pessimism and fatalistic approach as for the lyrical, raging prose with which he communicates them. Unlike many of his other works, such as \u003ci\u003eOn the Heights of Despair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTears and Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Gods\u003c\/i\u003e eschews his usual aphoristic approach in favor of more extensive and analytic essays. Returning to many of Cioran's favorite themes, \u003ci\u003eThe New Gods\u003c\/i\u003e explores humanity's attachment to gods, death, fear, and infirmity, in essays that vary widely in form and approach. In \"Paleontology\" Cioran describes a visit to a museum, finding the relatively pedestrian destination rife with decay, death, and human weakness. In another chapter, Cioran explores suicide in shorter, impressionistic bursts, while \"The Demiurge\" is a shambolic exploration of man's relationship with good, evil, and God. All the while, \u003ci\u003eThe New Gods\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms Cioran's belief in \"lucid despair,\" and his own signature mixture of pessimism and skepticism in language that never fails to be a pleasure. Perhaps his prose itself is an argument against Cioran's near-nihilism: there is beauty in his books. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. M. Cioran \u003c\/b\u003e(1911-95) was born and educated in Romania and lived in Paris from 1937 until his death. He is the author of numerous works, including \u003ci\u003eOn the Heights of Despair\u003c\/i\u003e, also available from the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eRichard Howard \u003c\/b\u003e is professor of writing at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42703319236671,"sku":"9780226037103","price":53.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/06d9dbfe609ea470fb0953e75b87bdcc.webp?v=1765028600","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-new-gods-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}