God Is Dead. God Remains Dead. And We Have Killed Him.

This short selection draws on The Joyous Science, which the catalogue lists as Nietzsche's most personal book. It centres on his famous claim that God is dead, and on what follows once belief in God no longer holds.

Nietzsche takes apart religion and its hold on moral life. His argument carries heavy consequences for later generations, and it is among the best known statements in modern philosophy.

His answer to the loss is hopeful. With God gone, he sees a bright future for humanity in which individuals at last answer for their own destinies, with no higher authority to hand that burden to.

The book is non-fiction: a philosophical reading of a few pages of excerpts rather than a full treatise. It belongs to Penguin's Great Ideas series, a curated set of selections from major thinkers whose work shaped the modern world. It suits readers who want a first, concentrated look at Nietzsche's thought.