Scott Sprenger, Cioran on Jews, Nationalism and the Inconvenience of Being Born Somewhere

Cioran on Jews, Nationalism and the Inconvenience of Being Born Somewhere

While Cioran is often criticized for his anti-semitic juvenalia, his later writings often make reference to the positive dimensions of exile the ideal model of which are Jews. Throughout his writings Cioran identifies with Jewish exile and even attempts to model his existence accordingly via a self-imposed exile. The hope is to resist the risks of nationalist illusions and to remain vigilant of becoming rooted in a homeland.

Keywords: exile, Jews, homeland, nationalism, communism, anti-semitism.

• Cioran, Emil. Œuvres / Works, Paris, Gallimard: Quarto, 1998.
• ***. Cahiers 1957-1972 / Notebooks 1957-1972, Paris, Gallimard, NRF, 1997.
• Laignel-Lavastine, Alexandra, Cioran, Eliade, Ionesco – l’oubli du fascisme / Cioran, Eliade, Ionesco – the oblivion of fascism, Paris, PUF, 2002.
• Mitroi, Anca. « Ionesco et le français: langue maternelle ou choix culturel » / « Ionesco and French: maternal language or cultural choice », in Lingua Romana, vol. 3, 2.

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