Thus Spake Zarathustra · a short reading
A passage from Thus Spake Zarathustra. Translated by Thomas Common.
German · English
English translation prepared automatically for the Brief. Original sources and creator credits remain the reference.
The second part of “Zarathustra” was written between the 26th of June and the 6th July. “This summer, finding myself once more in the sacred place where the first thought of ‘Zarathustra’ flashed across my mind, I conceived the second part. Ten days sufficed. Neither for the second, the first, nor the third part, have I required a day longer.”
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Creator: Friedrich Nietzsche
Nationality / cultural background: German
Work / edition: 1909 translation
Translation: Thomas Common · English
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In the source: ZARATHUSTRA’S PROLOGUE.; paragraph 119 in the selected body section
Selected for the Brief on 19 Oct 2026. This date records our selection, rather than when the work was created.
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