Ebook
Diary of a Madman
Ebook · Sovereign
Diary of a Madman
- Author
- Nikolai Gogol
- Language
- Russian
- Length
- 32 pages
- ISBN
- 9781787368552
- Published
- 4 January 2024
- Imprint
- Sovereign
- madness
- satire
- absurdity
- societal norms
- civil servant
- lost nose
- irony
- social critique
- human psyche
- Russian society
Description
"Diary of a Madman" by Nikolai Gogol is a darkly comedic tale narrated by Poprishchin, a low-ranking civil servant who descends into madness. His diary reveals a skewed perception of reality, fueled by delusions of grandeur and a fixation on the King of Spain's daughter. The story explores the dehumanizing effects of bureaucracy and the thin line between sanity and insanity in a society obsessed with status and hierarchy.