A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Nietzsche Books in Order

The complete Nietzsche reading order — 40 books from 1872–1994.

  1. 01 Die Geburt der Tragödie 1872 Amazon — buy Die Geburt der Tragödie Bookshop — buy Die Geburt der Tragödie ThriftBooks — buy Die Geburt der Tragödie eBooks.com — buy Die Geburt der Tragödie
  2. 02 Untimely Meditations 1873 Amazon — buy Untimely Meditations Bookshop — buy Untimely Meditations ThriftBooks — buy Untimely Meditations eBooks.com — buy Untimely Meditations
  3. 03 Menschliches, Allzumenschliches 1878 Amazon — buy Menschliches, Allzumenschliches Bookshop — buy Menschliches, Allzumenschliches ThriftBooks — buy Menschliches, Allzumenschliches eBooks.com — buy Menschliches, Allzumenschliches
  4. 04 Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft 1882 Amazon — buy Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft Bookshop — buy Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft ThriftBooks — buy Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft eBooks.com — buy Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft
  5. 05 Also sprach Zarathustra 1883 Amazon — buy Also sprach Zarathustra Bookshop — buy Also sprach Zarathustra ThriftBooks — buy Also sprach Zarathustra eBooks.com — buy Also sprach Zarathustra
  6. 06 Jenseits von Gut und Böse 1885 Amazon — buy Jenseits von Gut und Böse Bookshop — buy Jenseits von Gut und Böse ThriftBooks — buy Jenseits von Gut und Böse eBooks.com — buy Jenseits von Gut und Böse
  7. 07 Zur Genealogie der Moral 1887 Amazon — buy Zur Genealogie der Moral Bookshop — buy Zur Genealogie der Moral ThriftBooks — buy Zur Genealogie der Moral eBooks.com — buy Zur Genealogie der Moral
  8. 08 Der Antichrist 1895 Amazon — buy Der Antichrist Bookshop — buy Der Antichrist ThriftBooks — buy Der Antichrist eBooks.com — buy Der Antichrist
  9. 09 Friedrich Nietzsche 1895 Amazon — buy Friedrich Nietzsche Bookshop — buy Friedrich Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy Friedrich Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy Friedrich Nietzsche
  10. 10 Werke 1896 Amazon — buy Werke Bookshop — buy Werke ThriftBooks — buy Werke eBooks.com — buy Werke
  11. 11 The philosophy of Nietzsche 1900 Amazon — buy The philosophy of Nietzsche Bookshop — buy The philosophy of Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy The philosophy of Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy The philosophy of Nietzsche
  12. 12 The dawn of day 1903 Amazon — buy The dawn of day Bookshop — buy The dawn of day ThriftBooks — buy The dawn of day eBooks.com — buy The dawn of day
  13. 13 Schopenhauer und Nietzsche 1907 Amazon — buy Schopenhauer und Nietzsche Bookshop — buy Schopenhauer und Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy Schopenhauer und Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy Schopenhauer und Nietzsche
  14. 14 The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche 1908 Amazon — buy The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche Bookshop — buy The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
  15. 15 The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche 1909 Amazon — buy The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche Bookshop — buy The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche
  16. 16 Wille zur Macht 1909 Amazon — buy Wille zur Macht Bookshop — buy Wille zur Macht ThriftBooks — buy Wille zur Macht eBooks.com — buy Wille zur Macht
  17. 17 Nietzsche in outline & aphorism 1909 Amazon — buy Nietzsche in outline & aphorism ThriftBooks — buy Nietzsche in outline & aphorism eBooks.com — buy Nietzsche in outline & aphorism
  18. 18 Nietzsche 1911 Amazon — buy Nietzsche Bookshop — buy Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy Nietzsche
  19. 19 Götzendämmerung 1911 Amazon — buy Götzendämmerung Bookshop — buy Götzendämmerung ThriftBooks — buy Götzendämmerung eBooks.com — buy Götzendämmerung
  20. 20 The Nietzsche-Wagner correspondence 1921 Amazon — buy The Nietzsche-Wagner correspondence Bookshop — buy The Nietzsche-Wagner correspondence ThriftBooks — buy The Nietzsche-Wagner correspondence eBooks.com — buy The Nietzsche-Wagner correspondence
  21. 21 Von Hegel zu Nietzsche 1941 Amazon — buy Von Hegel zu Nietzsche Bookshop — buy Von Hegel zu Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy Von Hegel zu Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy Von Hegel zu Nietzsche
  22. 22 The use and abuse of history 1949 Amazon — buy The use and abuse of history Bookshop — buy The use and abuse of history ThriftBooks — buy The use and abuse of history eBooks.com — buy The use and abuse of history
  23. 23 Nietzsche: philosopher, psychologist, antichrist 1950 Amazon — buy Nietzsche: philosopher, psychologist, antichrist Bookshop — buy Nietzsche: philosopher, psychologist, antichrist ThriftBooks — buy Nietzsche: philosopher, psychologist, antichrist eBooks.com — buy Nietzsche: philosopher, psychologist, antichrist
  24. 24 My sister and I 1951 Amazon — buy My sister and I Bookshop — buy My sister and I ThriftBooks — buy My sister and I eBooks.com — buy My sister and I
  25. 25 The portable Nietzsche 1954 Amazon — buy The portable Nietzsche Bookshop — buy The portable Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy The portable Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy The portable Nietzsche
  26. 26 The birth of tragedy. The genealogy of morals 1956 Amazon — buy The birth of tragedy. The genealogy of morals Bookshop — buy The birth of tragedy. The genealogy of morals ThriftBooks — buy The birth of tragedy. The genealogy of morals eBooks.com — buy The birth of tragedy. The genealogy of morals
  27. 27 Fröhliche Wissenschaft 1960 Amazon — buy Fröhliche Wissenschaft Bookshop — buy Fröhliche Wissenschaft ThriftBooks — buy Fröhliche Wissenschaft eBooks.com — buy Fröhliche Wissenschaft
  28. 28 Nietzsche et la philosophie 1962 Amazon — buy Nietzsche et la philosophie Bookshop — buy Nietzsche et la philosophie ThriftBooks — buy Nietzsche et la philosophie eBooks.com — buy Nietzsche et la philosophie
  29. 29 Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kafka 1962 Amazon — buy Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kafka ThriftBooks — buy Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kafka eBooks.com — buy Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kafka
  30. 30 Basic writings of Nietzsche 1968 Amazon — buy Basic writings of Nietzsche Bookshop — buy Basic writings of Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy Basic writings of Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy Basic writings of Nietzsche
  31. 31 Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist 1969 Amazon — buy Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist Bookshop — buy Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist ThriftBooks — buy Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist eBooks.com — buy Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist
  32. 32 On the genealogy of morals. Ecce Homo 1969 Amazon — buy On the genealogy of morals. Ecce Homo Bookshop — buy On the genealogy of morals. Ecce Homo ThriftBooks — buy On the genealogy of morals. Ecce Homo eBooks.com — buy On the genealogy of morals. Ecce Homo
  33. 33 Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Nietzsche 1969 Amazon — buy Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Nietzsche Bookshop — buy Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Nietzsche
  34. 34 A Nietzsche reader 1977 Amazon — buy A Nietzsche reader Bookshop — buy A Nietzsche reader ThriftBooks — buy A Nietzsche reader eBooks.com — buy A Nietzsche reader
  35. 35 Introduzione a Nietzsche 1985 Amazon — buy Introduzione a Nietzsche Bookshop — buy Introduzione a Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy Introduzione a Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy Introduzione a Nietzsche
  36. 36 Así Habló Zaratustra 1988 Amazon — buy Así Habló Zaratustra Bookshop — buy Así Habló Zaratustra ThriftBooks — buy Así Habló Zaratustra eBooks.com — buy Así Habló Zaratustra
  37. 37 When Nietzsche Wept 1992 Amazon — buy When Nietzsche Wept Bookshop — buy When Nietzsche Wept ThriftBooks — buy When Nietzsche Wept eBooks.com — buy When Nietzsche Wept
  38. 38 Forgotten fatherland 1992 Amazon — buy Forgotten fatherland Bookshop — buy Forgotten fatherland ThriftBooks — buy Forgotten fatherland eBooks.com — buy Forgotten fatherland
  39. 39 Nietzsche, feminism, and political theory 1993 Amazon — buy Nietzsche, feminism, and political theory Bookshop — buy Nietzsche, feminism, and political theory ThriftBooks — buy Nietzsche, feminism, and political theory eBooks.com — buy Nietzsche, feminism, and political theory
  40. 40 Nihilism before Nietzsche 1994 Amazon — buy Nihilism before Nietzsche Bookshop — buy Nihilism before Nietzsche ThriftBooks — buy Nihilism before Nietzsche eBooks.com — buy Nihilism before Nietzsche

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Die Geburt der Tragödie 1872
2 Untimely Meditations 1873
3 Menschliches, Allzumenschliches 1878
4 Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft 1882
5 Also sprach Zarathustra 1883
6 Jenseits von Gut und Böse 1885
7 Zur Genealogie der Moral 1887
8 Der Antichrist 1895
9 Friedrich Nietzsche 1895
10 Werke 1896
11 The philosophy of Nietzsche 1900
12 The dawn of day 1903
13 Schopenhauer und Nietzsche 1907
14 The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche 1908
15 The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche 1909
16 Wille zur Macht 1909
17 Nietzsche in outline & aphorism 1909
18 Nietzsche 1911
19 Götzendämmerung 1911
20 The Nietzsche-Wagner correspondence 1921
21 Von Hegel zu Nietzsche 1941
22 The use and abuse of history 1949
23 Nietzsche: philosopher, psychologist, antichrist 1950
24 My sister and I 1951
25 The portable Nietzsche 1954
26 The birth of tragedy. The genealogy of morals 1956
27 Fröhliche Wissenschaft 1960
28 Nietzsche et la philosophie 1962
29 Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kafka 1962
30 Basic writings of Nietzsche 1968
31 Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist 1969
32 On the genealogy of morals. Ecce Homo 1969
33 Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Nietzsche 1969
34 A Nietzsche reader 1977
35 Introduzione a Nietzsche 1985
36 Así Habló Zaratustra 1988
37 When Nietzsche Wept 1992
38 Forgotten fatherland 1992
39 Nietzsche, feminism, and political theory 1993
40 Nihilism before Nietzsche 1994

Nietzsche reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Die Geburt der Tragödie (1872). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Nietzsche — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Nietzsche books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1872–1994.

What is the newest Nietzsche book?

Nihilism before Nietzsche, published in 1994.