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Absurdism
Absurdist fiction is a genre of literature that focuses on the experiences of characters in a situation where they cannot find any inherent purpose in life, most often represented by ultimately meaningless actions and events. Common elements in absurdist fiction include satire, dark humour, incongruity, the abasement of reason, and controversy regarding the philosophical condition of being "nothing."
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I am unable to believe in a God susceptible to prayer. I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits, and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds.
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Of whom and of what can I say: "I know that"! This heart within me I can feel, and I judge that it exists. This world I can touch, and I likewise judge that it exists. There ends all my knowledge, and the rest is construction. For if I try to seize this self of which I feel sure, if I try to define and to summarize it, it is nothing but water slipping through my fingers. I can sketch one by one all the aspects it is able to assume, all those likewise that have been attributed to it, this upbring
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― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
From November 11, 2012 to December 12, 2012, Author Benjamin R. Smith will be available to answe…more
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Diese Gruppe befasst sich mit den literarischen Phänomenen, welche den Absurdismus sowie den Exi…more
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From absurdity to zen, esoteric to banal, fiction, non-fiction, This Is Not a Book Club for the …more
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