Power of Will - The World of Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche

Ulrich Sieg has discovered a large number of hitherto unpublished documents. They reveal a woman who in the era she lived could only fulfil her ambitions in the role of the sister. She was highly successful in publishing her brother’s estate as part of a professionally organised cult of personality. The Nietzsche Archive developed into a meeting place for scholars, although Hitler also came to visit. She was a self-confident person who remained true to her political ideas despite the changes taking place in the world. This is a dramatic story of ideas and politics – and highly unusual siblings. Nietzsche’s sister and the dark depths of her life.

The 175th anniversary of Nietzsche’s birth on 15 October 2019

How Elizabeth Förster-Nietzsche has shaped the image of her brother to this day

New findings in the archives of an unusual brother and sister