Un Cioran sfârtecat de sentimente contradictorii
A Cioran tormented by contradictory feelings

Summary/Abstract: This essay points out the mental transformations Emil Cioran endured from the age of seventeen when he started suffering from insomnia. The main idea is to show that insomnia determined a lot of changes in Cioran’s personality. His philosophy, known for its deep pessimistic content, has its origin in Cioran’s battle against insomnia.

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