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A Wanderer above the Sea of Fog

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

Writer Ken Hollings roams across the imposing mountains of Austria in the company of Nietzsche’s 'Beyond Good and Evil'.

“Sometimes I come across another writer’s interpretation of Nietzsche and wonder whether we are dealing with the same man at all.”

Writer Ken Hollings roams across the imposing mountains of Austria in the company of Nietzsche’s 'Beyond Good and Evil'.

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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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