Ecce Homo

How One Becomes What One is

Friedrich Nietzsche, R. J. Hollingdale, Michael Tanner

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Penguin
15 July 2025

Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Fiction & Literature; History of Western philosophy; Psychological theory & schools of thought

Series: Penguin Archive

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

I am not a man, I am dynamite

Weeks before his final mental breakdown, Nietzsche set out to compose his autobiography, and Ecce Homo is the result. A summary of his life’s work as a philosopher, with chapter headings including ‘Why I Am So Wise’ and ‘Why I Write Such Good Books’, it is part mocking self-judgement and part battle cry, and remains one of the most singular, strange examples of the genre ever written.

By: Friedrich Nietzsche
Introduction by: Michael Tanner
Translated by: R. J. Hollingdale
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 180mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 90g
ISBN: 9780241752227
ISBN 10: 0241752221
Series: Penguin Archive
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 15 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Friedrich Nietzsche (Author) Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was born near Leipzig. When he was twenty-four he was appointed to the chair of classical philology at Basel University. He published many works, including The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil. In 1889, Nietzsche collapsed and was subsequently institutionalized, spending the rest of his life in a condition of mental and physical paralysis. Works published after his death include Will to Power and his autobiography, Ecce Homo.