Nietzsche In Turin : An Intimate Biography Access

Despite his isolation and lifelong struggles with health and loneliness, Nietzsche found a rare sense of well-being in Turin's light and atmosphere. The Collapse (January 1889)

The story of Friedrich Nietzsche in Turin is one of a brief, ecstatic creative surge followed by a tragic and sudden mental collapse. In her biography Nietzsche in Turin , Lesley Chamberlain explores the year 1888, where the philosopher lived as a frugal lodger in the majestic baroque city he had come to love. The Last Productive Year (1888) Nietzsche in Turin : an intimate biography

The "story" of Nietzsche's stay culminates in a legendary incident on . As the popular account goes, Nietzsche stepped out of his residence into Piazza Carlo Alberto and witnessed a coachman mercilessly whipping a stubborn horse. Despite his isolation and lifelong struggles with health