Thus Spoke Zarathustra vs On the Origin of Species
Which book? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Thus Spoke Zarathustra Friedrich Nietzsche · 1883 54% · #73 in the world
- On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin · 1859 46% · #113 in the world
What the votes say
Too close to call: the world picks Thus Spoke Zarathustra over On the Origin of Species by just 54% to 46%. Thus Spoke Zarathustra is #73 of the 547 books in the world ranking and On the Origin of Species #113; among the 104 from the 19th century, they are #23 and #31.
Side by side
| Thus Spoke Zarathustra | On the Origin of Species | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #73 | #113 |
| Author | Friedrich Nietzsche | Charles Darwin |
| Written | 1883 | 1859 |
| Language | German | English |
| Genre | Philosophical novel | — |