Under the Mountain
Writer Ken Hollings contemplates Nietzsche鈥檚 'Daybreak' during a week鈥檚 hiking in the Swiss Alps.
鈥淟ike the dawn breaking over Gatwick North Terminal, sharing your holiday time with Friedrich Nietzsche takes some getting used to. Trust me. I know.鈥�
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鈥檚 'Daybreak' during a week鈥檚 hiking in the Swiss Alps.
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