Emil Cioran [SEP] native language
Emil Cioran
Emil Cioran (; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, and frequently engages with issues of suffering, decay, and nihilism. Among his best-known works are "On the Heights of Despair" (1934) and "The Trouble with Being Born" (1973). Cioran's first French book, "A Short History of Decay", was awarded the
She returned to Australia in 2008 and currently lives in Illawarra.
Rey graduated from the University of Bordeaux III with a degree in Modern Literature. She also holds a PhD from the University of Western Australia. Her dissertation,"The New Babel," deals with language, identity and moral in the works of Emil Cioran, Milan Kundera and Andrei Makine. Rey analyses how these three writers have abandoned their original language to adopt French in their creative work. Rey is the author of several novels and short stories. Highly noticed by critics