banger12
Former nerd; current burden
- Aug 1, 2024
- 280
So I work alone at nights as a part time janitor and usually I'll listen to podcasts, lectures, archived livestreams, video essays and (most importantly for this thread) audiobooks. I haven't listened to a proper audiobook in a while and I noticed I have a credit on audible to spend. I only have cursory knowledge of Cioran, but given his reputation I find him somewhat intriguing and thought it might be worth getting into.
Is there anything I should be thinking about or aware of before I start him? May stuff I should look out for or know to make note of ahead of time? Maybe it's better to read him in print?
I'm thinking I'll probably start with A Short History of Decay. Just from briefly looking through overview of various options that seemed the most appealing and up my alley. But I'm not 100% certain.
And yeah I'm reading/listening in translation.
Maybe SaSu isn't the appropriate place for this but I thought given why many of us are here anyway I'd find people familiar and that Cioran is a fitting subject matter.
Is there anything I should be thinking about or aware of before I start him? May stuff I should look out for or know to make note of ahead of time? Maybe it's better to read him in print?
I'm thinking I'll probably start with A Short History of Decay. Just from briefly looking through overview of various options that seemed the most appealing and up my alley. But I'm not 100% certain.
And yeah I'm reading/listening in translation.
Maybe SaSu isn't the appropriate place for this but I thought given why many of us are here anyway I'd find people familiar and that Cioran is a fitting subject matter.
