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#FrequentlyAskedQuestions
1. Ontology: what the fuck?
2. Causality: why the fuck?
3. Epistemology: how the why the fuck?
4. Phenomenology: the fuck.

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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“I hate Twitter, I think it should be prohibited—but Jarosinski’s Nein. is the only 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, author of The Sublime Object of Ideology and Zizek’s Jokes and subject of the documentary 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 (online)

“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

Praise for Eric Jarosinski and @NeinQuarterly:

“Crisp, allusive, irreverent.”—The New Yorker

“The very best piece of writing I’ve encountered on Twitter . . . Aphoristic, and yet hinting at a depth of knowledge underneath.”—Los Angeles Times (online)

“[Jarosinski] distills difficult philosophical concepts into triumphs of pith.”—Slate

“A high-wire walk between high and low culture that explodes all assumptions about the limitations of the German language and humor.”—The Irish Times (Ireland)

“Puns and word play are trademarks of Nein Quarterly. His jokes jump from Marxism to pumpkin spice lattes—all told from the perspective of a depressed German philosopher pining for another time and place . . . [Goethe University Professor Helmut] Wicht says Jarosinski has found Germany’s enigmatic funny bone. He jokes like an insider.”—Public Radio International

About the Author

Eric Jarosinski is a self-declared #FailedIntellectual and expert in modern German literature, culture, and critical theory, as well as the founding editor of Nein. Quarterly. Jarosinski’s writing has been featured in numerous publications, including the New Yorker, the Paris Review, and the Wall Street Journal. He is based in New York.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grove Press, Black Cat; Advance Reading Copy edition (September 15, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802124372
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802124371
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches

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G S Oldman

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

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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Sheep

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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max vickerson

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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Urmas Pail

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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Josefa

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.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 8, 2015

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Purchasing the Kindle version was a mistake.

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Arturo Peroni

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2016

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Very fun to read.

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AW

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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d:rkk

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.

SWS

Fantastic! Buy two!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 28, 2015

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Book with real pages! No more strained eyes from staring at a screen for countless hours in anticipation of the next tweet!

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Karin B

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.

Mark Twain

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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