Lesley Chamberlain is a British writer and critic who has written extensively on German and Russian literature and published three novels. Her published books include The Philosophy Steamer: Lenin and the Exile of the Intelligentsia, The Secret Artist: A Close Reading of Sigmund Freud and Motherland: a Philosophical History of Russia. Rilke: The Last Inward Man is forthcoming from Pushkin Press in 2022.
'A major intellectual event... simply the best book I have read in a very long time on the greatest philosopher of the modern age' - John Banville 'This brilliant book should be a great relief for anyone condemned to read the run of contemporary Nietzsche commentaries; and for anyone who isn't, it could be an introduction which is hard to imagine being surpassed in passion and lucidity' - The Times 'Lesley Chamberlain has a rare gift for animating philosophy through intensely human stories' - Sunday Telegraph