What inspired Emil Cioran to focus so intensely on the theme of existential despair?
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What inspired Emil Cioran to focus so intensely on the theme of existential despair?
Did anyone else find the tone of this collection more bleak than expected, or was that part of the point?
How do you think the European philosophical context of the 20th century influenced Cioran's perspectives in this book?