By Friedrich Nietzsche.


I just finished it - the Walter Kaufman translation. Has anyone else here read it? I'm curious as to see what themes others might have identified throughout the novel.

Yes. I have.

In order to discuss Nietzsche, we will need more time than presently available. Therefore, I shall post sometime tomorrow.

Tried a few times, couldn't really get into it- Studied the overall meaning & message at University though.

I read the Kaufman translation about three years ago or something now, almost four years. I should read it again as my memory is getting fuzy. I do know that I took a lot of symbols form it for my own writing, like the tightrope walker, the clown, laughing lions, the wizard, emerging and entering caves, etc. It's easily one of my favorite novels ever just in terms of how greatly it impacted the way I viewed life and approached it. If you liked that, you should read the Kaufman translations of his books of aphorisms. Something tells me you might have already, though, as the easiest way to get a hold of the Kaufman translation of Zarathustra is to get the Viking Portable Library collected edition of all of Nietzsche's major works. With is a fucking steal and absolutely necessary for anyone else that might be perusing this thread.

Tried reading it when I was 13/14, far too dense for me. Thought I would try it again this summer, but obviously other things got in the way.

wowio has a good copy of Zarathustra if you're looking for an e-book. If you're not into registering, I'll upload my copy if you're interested.