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Romanian-French philosopher and essayist (1911–1995)

Also known as: Cioran, Emil Mihai Cioran, Emil-Michel Cioran, Émile Cioran, Emile Michel Cioran, Эмиль Мишель Чоран

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Known works

Précis de décomposition (1977)
De l'inconvénient d'être né (1973)
Lacrimi și sfinți (1991)
De Lagrimas Y De Santos (2002)
Anathemas and admirations