THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA

In this remarkable collection of aphorisms, presented through the voice of the Persian sage Zarathustra, or Zoroaster, we find the essence of Nietzsche's philosophy. He famously declares, "God is dead," critiquing Christianity as a declining force that fosters a morality of servitude focused on the afterlife rather than the present. Nietzsche introduces the concept of the Übermensch, or Superman, who embodies the will to power, forging a path towards a new heroic way of thinking. His passionate ideas are conveyed in a prose-poetry style of indescribable beauty. Although the German National Socialist party later misappropriated these ideas to falsely support their ideology, Nietzsche's work left a significant impact on early twentieth-century authors like Shaw, Mann, Gide, Lawrence, and Sartre.