Romanian-born philoshoper Emil Cioran was not famous in his native country during his lifetime, but individuals and institutions from Bucharest fought fiercely over his belongings this week. Pessimism ...

Gallimard has just published, in Paris, George Steiner’s “Lectures. Chroniques du New Yorker,” a translation of the 2009 New Directions collection, “George Steiner at The New Yorker.” Steiner is ...

I have no idea if Chris Christie has read the work of the dour Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran. But these seven quotes were undoubtedly running through his head as he stood behind Donald Trump in ...

April 8 marks the 100th birthday of French-language aphorist Emil Cioran, and the celebrations in Paris include the publication of ‘Cioran: Mystical Short Prayers’ a philosophical appreciation by ...

Dr. Ion Agheana, professor of Romance languages at Hope College, is one of only six scholars worldwide featured in the book "Cioran. El pesimista seductor" ("Cioran. The Seductive Pessimist"), which ...

On Friday, the Ministry of Culture celebrates the 111th anniversary since the birth of the great Romanian philosopher and essayist Emil Cioran, "one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century, ...

For three days in June 1990, the famed Paris attic of Emil Cioran (1911-1995) was transformed into a film studio under the supervision of filmmaker Sorin Ilieşiu, creating an engrossing portrait of ...

Five manuscripts belonging to Emil Cioran and Mircea Eliade, including "Aveux et anathemes", entered the Romanian state's patrimony through the exercise of the priority of purchase and negotiation ...