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Nein.: A Manifesto Kindle Edition

by Eric Jarosinski (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 84 ratings
This “witty and droll” collection of philosophical tweets from the popular @NeinQuarterly offers a “perfect antidote to relentless positivity” (Publishers Weekly).
 
“Rome didn’t burn in a day.” —Nein. A Manifesto
 
Eric Jarosinski is the self-described “failed intellectual” behind @NeinQuarterly, a “Compendium of Utopian Negation” that uses the aphoristic potential of Twitter to plumb the existential abyss of modern life. In Nein. A Manifesto, Jarosinski collects his finest meditations on modern misery.
 
Stridently hopeless and charmingly dour, Nein. A Manifesto is an irreverent philosophical investigation into our most—and least—urgent questions. Inspired by the aphorisms of Nietzsche, Karl Kraus, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno, Jarosinski’s short-form style reinvents philosophy for a world doomed to distraction.
 
Critical thinkers, lovers of language, bibliophiles, manics, and depressives alike will be drawn to this compelling, witty, and often hilarious translation of digital into print, theory into praxis, and tragedy into farce.
 
[REVIEWS] “I hate Twitter, I think it should be prohibited—but Jarosinski’s Nein. is the only exception, the only reason that justifies it! He is like a radical Norman Bates from Psycho intervening with his tweets which are like fast cuts with a knife!” —Slavoj Žižek  
“Witty and droll . . . There are gems on nearly every page. The book might seem tongue-in-cheek, but Jarosinski’s cynical aphorisms about philosophy, art, language, and literature hold plenty of truth. It is the perfect antidote to the relentless positivity of the stereotypical self-help manual.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“A hilarious manifesto of dystopian epigrams. Nein. is the devil on your shoulder, now on your shelf.” —Ben Schott, author of Schott’s Miscellany and Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition
 
“Nein. celebrates everything that it negates. It is quietly, joyously bleak. Will you enjoy it? Perhaps better to ask: can you be certain that you’ve ever enjoyed anything?” —MC Frontalot
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  1. Print length
    116 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Black Cat
  4. Publication date
    September 8, 2015
  5. File size
    5.5 MB
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“I hate Twitter, I think it should be prohibited—but Jarosinski’s Nein. is the only exception, the only reason that justifies it! He is like a radical Norman Bates from Psycho intervening with his tweets which are like fast cuts with a knife!” —Slavoj Zizek
 
“Witty and droll . . . There are gems on nearly every page. The book might seem tongue-in-cheek, but Jarosinski’s cynical aphorisms about philosophy, art, language, and literature hold plenty of truth. It is the perfect antidote to the relentless positivity of the stereotypical self-help manual.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“A hilarious manifesto of dystopian epigrams. Nein. is the devil on your shoulder, now on your shelf.” —Ben Schott
 
“Nein. celebrates everything that it negates. It is quietly, joyously bleak. Will you enjoy it? Perhaps better to ask: can you be certain that you’ve ever enjoyed anything?” —MC Frontalot

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1. Ontology: what the fuck?
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Nein. A Manifesto is the brainchild of Eric Jarosinski, the self-described “failed intellectual” behind the hugely popular @NeinQuarterly, a “Compendium of Utopian Negation” that uses the aphoristic potential of Twitter to plumb the existential abyss of modern life—and finds it bottomless.

Stridently hopeless and charmingly dour, Nein. A Manifesto is an irreverent philosophical investigation into our most urgent questions. And the least. Inspired by the aphorisms of Nietzsche, Karl Kraus, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno, Jarosinski’s short-form style reinvents philosophy for a world doomed to distraction.

Nein. A Manifesto will be packaged as an attractive small-format hardcover, with a handful of Jarosinski’s aphorisms laid out on each page. Critical thinkers, lovers of language, bibliophiles, manics and depressives alike will be drawn to this compelling, witty, and often hilarious translation of digital into print. Theory into praxis. And tragedy into farce.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00XAQ1O10
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Cat (September 8, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 8, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 116 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 84 ratings

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  • Sheep
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, quirky and fun
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2015
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    It's no secret that Eric Jarosinski is a brilliant guy with a creativity and sense of humor that can't be matched.

    Nein. A Manifesto does not disappoint. Yes, it's a short book BUT it doesn't necessarily translate into a fleeting, quick read. The poetic beauty of Nein. A Manifesto can be best appreciated by reading each entry and then reflecting for a few moments on the words, hanging onto them, digesting them.
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  • Urmas Pail
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good one
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016
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    A nice piece of light reading and wordplay with the capability of making you think about a few things in life that you are used to taking for granted.
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  • G S Oldman
    5.0 out of 5 stars The eye of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg is everywhere
    Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015
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    I’m OK? You’re OK? Nein.

    Optimism overrated? Ja.

    A requiem for the grand platitudes and new agey sloganeering of the generations who thought they’d never grow old or fall off the mountain. Never have to worry about fading eyesight vs failing insight. Would always be the eagles flying high above Don Juan teaching the wolf how to crash the party, and how to keep a straight face with the dogs playing poker. Ante up. Grey owes nothing to black or white. It does best to fulfill its own payment schedule—the 20th century promise that went deep into debt.

    “Life is what you make it!”
    Life is the remains of a hell courtesy of those who’ve found heaven.
    “When life deals lemons, you make lemonade!”
    When you make enough lemonade you’ve found acid reflux.
    “You have a bad attitude!”
    I have lots of lemons.
    “Why can’t you look on the bright side?”
    Perhaps I’ll offer Bambi a lollipop.
    “Would you like a chocolate?”
    No. But I’ll take these donuts.

    Philosophy and academia are the penultimate failures. There’s more to come and nothing to expect. Even god was once an atheist.

    A Manifesto. A table set for Nein.

    Open the book. Read it. The professors won’t see. Lock the door behind you. Climb out the window into the bright dark of day. It was always this dark.

    Air.

    Mein, Führer! I can breathe!
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  • Christopher Rodesch
    5.0 out of 5 stars A careful blend of irony, Nietzsche and literary commentary
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2019
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    I got this for some of the Memes from his blog. I am not well read enough to get all of them but its worth the price to support such brilliant irony and making fun of things that intellectuals take for granted because they take themselves too seriously. Just buy it, its a book that brings a smile not just fills you with more information
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  • Arturo Peroni
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2016
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    Very fun to read.
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  • Eva
    3.0 out of 5 stars Tweets from NEIN
    Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2016
    Eric Jarosinski’s collection of aphorisms make an interesting read. These tweets are easy to read and somewhat thought provoking. For example, #Mixed Reception: The good news: Technology has brought us closer together. And yes: this is also the bad news.

    Thank you GoodReads for the book.
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  • max vickerson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amusing philosophical quips for the partially educated
    Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2018
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    "I’d like to think that a depressing joke about cultural pessimism and despair has occasionally managed to brighten someone’s day." It sure has. Great read. It has piqued my interest to read more and learn more while managing to bring a smile and a chuckle at the same time.
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  • Josefa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2018
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    Philosophy in the time of twitter. Loved it. And, as an object, it's beautiful.
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  • d:rkk
    5.0 out of 5 stars this is deep
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2019
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    I am not certain I can say I dislike this publication. Ah well, just forget about it.
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  • KaBa
    3.0 out of 5 stars entertaining
    Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2021
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    the tweets/aphorisms are entertaining, some are funny, smart, ironic. The ideas, picking up on Adorno and Nietzsche, are innovative, but not as brilliant as reviews make it out to be. Food for thought, but with dietary restrictions. The layout of one aphorism per page seemingly aims to elevate each short aphorism to a nugget of irreverent wisdom, but in the end, it is just entertaining fluff. Unsatisfying as a book.
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  • AW
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2017
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    Not as sharp as his tweets but overall an entertaining read
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  • Volker Und Birgit Andelfinger
    1.0 out of 5 stars Nein zu Nein
    Reviewed in Germany on October 3, 2015
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    Sterne bekommt das eigentlich gar keine. Marcel Reich-Ranicki hätte es in der Luft zerrissen. Zurecht!
    Lerneffekt: Nicht alles, was in der Presse als tolle Literatur empfohlen wird, ist elf Euro wert.
    Ein künstlich aufgeblasenes Werk voller Schwachsinn, wenig lichte Momente.
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  • Mark Twain
    1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2015
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    Remarkably mediocre. I don't understand what book the other reviewers are writing about. The pages of this book contain c. 20 words each, and are filled with writing equivalent to the worst/unfunniest of his tweets. Do not purchase--save yourself the disappointment.
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