A research scholar whose notebook reveals a surreal pig farm... A psychologist in search of the truth about one of his clients... An aspiring writer who emulates Gogol... The unforgettable men and women in N. Prabhakaran's stories have an uncanny ability to expose the fault lines between the real an
Diary Of A Madman
β Scribed by Gogol, Nikolai
- Book ID
- 107645686
- Publisher
- Feedbooks
- Year
- 1835
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 31 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Diary of a Madman (1835; Russian: ΠΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ, Zapiski sumasshedshevo) is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol. Along with The Overcoat and The Nose, Diary of a Madman is considered to be one of Gogol's greatest short stories. The tale centers on the life of a minor civil servant during the repressive era of Nicholas I. Following the format of a diary, the story shows the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity. Diary of a Madman, the only one of Gogol's works written in first person, follows diary-entry format.
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