Tears and Saints, 2nd Edition
$78.47
- Paperback
154 pages
- Release Date
5 July 1998
Summary
Tears and Saints: Unveiling the Mystical and the Macabre
By the mid-1930s, Emil Cioran was a prominent figure in Romanian intellectual circles. While researching a more radical project, he immersed himself in the lives of saints, envisioning himself as a modern hagiographer, “the chronicler of these saints’ falls between heaven and earth, the intimate knower of the ardors in their hearts, the historian of God’s insomniacs.” Inspired by Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil, Cior…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226106748 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0226106748 |
| Series: | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development |
| Author: | E.M. Cioran, Ilinca Zarifopol-Johnston |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 154 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 5 July 1998 |
| Weight: | 198g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 14mm x 1mm |
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Critics Review
“Like Nietzsche, Cioran is an important religious thinker. His book intertwines God and music with passion and tears… . [Tears and Saints] has a chillingly contemporary ring that makes this translation important here and now”.
– Booklist
About The Author
E.M. Cioran
E. M. Cioran (1911-1995) was born and educated in Romania and lived in Paris from 1937 until his death. He is the author of numerous works, including On the Heights of Despair.
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