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Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.

Writer Ken Hollings contemplates Nietzsche’s 'Daybreak' during a week’s hiking in the Swiss Alps.

“Like the dawn breaking over Gatwick North Terminal, sharing your holiday time with Friedrich Nietzsche takes some getting used to. Trust me. I know.”

Personal reflections from the writer Ken Hollings on his annual holiday quest to understand more about the influential German philosopher. In this second essay Hollings contemplates Nietzsche’s 'Daybreak' during a week’s hiking in the Swiss Alps.

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The writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.

Writer Ken Hollings's personal reflections on his literary encounters with the German philosopher who influenced a generation of thinkers.

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