The Best Pessimistic Books
Explore the finest pessimistic books that delve into life's darker truths. Discover profound, thought-provoking reads that challenge optimism and reflect on existential themes.
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A Short History of Decay
by Emile M. Cioran
The author confronts the place of today's world in the context of human history. He focuses on such major issues of the twentieth century as …
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Civilization and Its Discontents
by Sigmund Freud
What influences led to the creation of civilization? How did it come to be? What determines its course? In this seminal volume of 20th-century thought, …
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Eichmann in Jerusalem
by Hannah Arendt
The controversial journalistic analysis of the mentality that fostered the Holocaust, from the author of The Origins of Totalitarianism Sparking a flurry of heated debate, …
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The Complete Stories
by Franz Kafka
The complete stories of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial. “An important book, valuable …
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Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre
This classic Existentialist novel features a new Introduction by renowned poet, translator, and critic Richard Howard.
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Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. …
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Nineteen Eighty-four
by George Orwell
Eternal warfare is the price of bleak prosperity in this satire of totalitarian barbarism.
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The Lucifer Principle
by Howard K. Bloom
Bloom draws an analogy between the biological material whose primordial multiplication began life on earth and the ideas, or "memes," that define, give cohesion to, …
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Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre: The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
by H. P. Lovecraft
“H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.”—Stephen King “The oldest and strongest emotion of …
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The Elementary Particles
by Michel Houellebecq
An international literary phenomenon, The Elementary Particles is a frighteningly original novel–part Marguerite Duras and part Bret Easton Ellis-that leaps headlong into the malaise of …
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Bright-sided
by Barbara Ehrenreich
Exposes the downside of America's penchant for positive thinking, which the author believes leads to self-blame and a preoccupation with stamping out "negative" thoughts on …