Thus Spake Zarathustra

• ISBN13: 9789372270020
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Creative Writing, Fiction
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
• Publication Date: July 3, 2026
• Pages: 396
• Original Price: INR 375.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 270 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, and Individual Philosophers

“Not to the people is Zarathustra to speak, but to companions! Zarathustra shall not be the herd's herdsman and hound!”

Thus Spake Zarathustra, originally published in 1883, follows the teachings of a fictional prophet, named Zarathustra. The text introduces Nietzsche's most influential ideas, including the Übermensch (Overman), the will to power and the eternal recurrence. Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to share this radical vision that challenges traditional morality, religious and societal norms. The work is both a literary and philosophical masterpiece, blending allegory, aphorism and rhetoric to provoke deep reflection on human nature and self-overcoming. Its lyrical style and dense symbolism demand careful reading, rewarding those who engage with its depth. Though controversial and often misunderstood, Thus Spake Zarathustra remains a foundational text in existential and postmodern thought, offering a bold reimagining of what it means to live with purpose and authenticity.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a pioneering German philosopher, poet and cultural critic whose provocative ideas profoundly influenced the course of modern thought. A bold challenger of established norms, Nietzsche questioned traditional religious, moral and philosophical values, famously proclaiming the “death of God” and urging humanity to confront a world without absolute truths. His concepts of The Will to Power, the Übermensch (or “Superman”) and Eternal Recurrence continue to provoke debate and inspire generations of thinkers, writers and artists. Nietzsche’s work laid the groundwork for major 20th-century intellectual movements, including existentialism, postmodernism and nihilism.

Noteworthy works by Friedrich Nietzsche:
• The Birth of Tragedy (1872)
• Beyond Good and Evil (1886)
• On the Genealogy of Morals (1887)

• Introduction. . . . . . . .. . . . . . i
• Zarathustra’s Prologue.. . . . . . . .xxi
First Part
• 1. The Three Metamorphoses.. . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• 2. The Academic Chairs of Virtue.. . . . . . . . .6
• 3. Backworldsmen. . . . . . . .. . . .9
• 4. The Despisers of the Body.. . . . . . . . . . . .13
• 5. Joys and Passions. . . . . . . .. .16
• 6. The Pale Criminal. . . . . . . ..18
• 7. Reading and Writing.. . . . . . . .. . .21
• 8. The Tree on the Hill.. . . . . . . .. . . .23
• 9. The Preachers of Death.. . . . . . . ..27
• 10. War and Warriors. . . . . . . .. .30
• 11. The New Idol. . . . . . . .. . . . .33
• 12. The Flies in the Market-Place.. . . . . . . . . .36
• 13. Chastity.. . . . . . . . . .40
• 14. The Friend.. . . . . . . .42
• 15. The Thousand and One Goals.. . . . . . . . .45
• 16. Neighbour-Love. . . . . . . .. . .48
• 17. The Way of the Creating One.. . . . . . . . . .50
• 18. Old and Young Women.. . . . . . . ..53
• 19. The Bite of the Adder.. . . . . . . .. . .56
• 20. Child and Marriage.. . . . . . . .. . . .58
• 21. Voluntary Death. . . . . . . .. . .61
• 22. The Bestowing Virtue.. . . . . . . .. .64
Second Part
• 23. The Child with the Mirror.. . . . . . . . . . . .73
• 24. In the Happy Isles. . . . . . . .. .76
• 25. The Pitiful.. . . . . . . .79
• 26. The Priests.. . . . . . . .83
• 27. The Virtuous. . . . . . . .. . . . . .86
• 28. The Rabble. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .90
• 29. The Tarantulas. . . . . . . .. . . .93
• 30. The Famous Wise Ones.. . . . . . . ..97
• 31. The Night-Song. . . . . . . .. .101
• 32. The Dance-Song. . . . . . . .. .104
• 33. The Grave-Song. . . . . . . .. .107
• 34. Self-Surpassing. . . . . . . .. . .111
• 35. The Sublime Ones.. . . . . . . .. . . .115
• 36. The Land of Culture.. . . . . . . .. . .118
• 37. Immaculate Perception.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
• 38. Scholars.. . . . . . . . .125
• 39. Poets. . . . . . . .. . . .. .128
• 40. Great Events. . . . . . . .. . . . .132
• 41. The Soothsayer. . . . . . . .. . .136
• 42. Redemption. . . . . . . .. . . . . .140
• 43. Manly Prudence. . . . . . . .. .145
• 44. The Stillest Hour. . . . . . . .. .149
Third Part
• 45. The Wanderer. . . . . . . .. . . .155
• 46. The Vision and the Enigma.. . . . . . . . . .159
• 47. Involuntary Bliss. . . . . . . .. .165
• 48. Before Sunrise. . . . . . . .. . . .169
• 49. The Bedwarfing Virtue.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
• 50. On the Olive-Mount.. . . . . . . .. .180
• 51. On Passing-by. . . . . . . .. . . .184
• 52. The Apostates. . . . . . . .. . . .188
• 53. The Return Home.. . . . . . . .. . . .193
• 54. The Three Evil Things.. . . . . . . ..197
• 55. The Spirit of Gravity.. . . . . . . .. .203
• 56. Old and New Tables.. . . . . . . .. . .208
• 57. The Convalescent. . . . . . . ..229
• 58. The Great Longing.. . . . . . . .. . . .236
• 59. The Second Dance-Song.. . . . . . . . . . . . .240
• 60. The Seven Seals. . . . . . . .. . .245
Fourth and Last Part
• 61. The Honey Sacrifice.. . . . . . . .. . .253
• 62. The Cry of Distress.. . . . . . . .. . .257
• 63. Talk with the Kings.. . . . . . . .. . .261
• 64. The Leech. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .266
• 65. The Magician. . . . . . . .. . . .270
• 66. Out of Service. . . . . . . .. . . .278
• 67. The Ugliest Man. . . . . . . .. .283
• 68. The Voluntary Beggar.. . . . . . . ..289
• 69. The Shadow. . . . . . . .. . . . . .294
• 70. Noontide.. . . . . . . .298
• 71. The Greeting. . . . . . . .. . . . .302
• 72. The Supper. . . . . . . .. . . . . .308
• 73. The Higher Man. . . . . . . .. .311
• 74. The Song of Melancholy.. . . . . . . . . . . . .322
• 75. Science.. . . . . . . . . .328
• 76. Among Daughters of the Desert. . . . . . . .. . . . . .332
• 77. The Awakening. . . . . . . .. . .338
• 78. The Ass-Festival. . . . . . . .. .342
• 79. The Drunken Song.. . . . . . . .. . . .346
• 80. The Sign.. . . . . . . . .355