Books Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One (Penguin Classics)  by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author)

"Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One" by Friedrich Nietzsche is a philosophical novel that follows Zarathustra, a sage who descends from his mountain retreat after ten years to impart his knowledge to humanity. Central themes include the death of God, the rise of the Übermensch (Overman or Superman), the will to power, and the doctrine of eternal recurrence.

Zarathustra preaches that humanity must transcend itself by creating new values beyond traditional Christian morality, which he sees as life-denying. He introduces the concept of the Übermensch as an ideal being who lives creatively and powerfully, embodying self-mastery and a revaluation of all values. The book challenges complacency, urging people to embrace struggle, transformation, and the "abyssal thought" of eternal recurrence—the idea that life endlessly repeats itself.