FIRST EDITION without large paper.

REVIEW COPY.

Inscribed and signed by the author :

"For Albert and Lisette Lebacqz with all my friendship Cioran".

A parliamentary journalist, Albert Lebacqz (1924-2000) was deputy editor-in-chief of the Political review of ideas and institutions and deputy editor-in-chief ofRepublican Information Agency. Above all, he was Cioran's very first reader, who submitted the proofs of his first book in French to him. Précis of decomposition and received this remark which deeply offended him: " My old friend, that sounds like a dago and needs to be rewritten. »

(Cahiers de l'Herne (Letters 1961-1978 by E.M Cioran and A.Guerne)