The book chronicles of the wanderings and teachings of a philosopher, who calls himself Zarathustra after the founding of Zoroastrianism in ancient Persia. To explore many of the ideas of Nietzsche, the book uses a poetic and fictional form, often lampooning the New Testament. puns in the book and refers more clearly the image of the sun coming over the horizon at dawn as the simple notion of victory. Largely based on episodes, the stories in Zarathustra can be read in any order. But advisable to read it in order to better understand it.