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''Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?''

Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work iconoclastic German philosopher Nietzsche wrote before his descent into madness.

One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics'' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Why I Am so Clever

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    A Paperback / softback by Friedrich Nietzsche, R. J. Hollingdale

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 3 March 2016
      ISBN-13 9780241251850
      978-0241251850
      ISBN-10 0241251850
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?''

      Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work iconoclastic German philosopher Nietzsche wrote before his descent into madness.

      One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics'' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

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