Diary of a Madman is a farcical short story by the Russian writer Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1835. It follows a minor civil servant, Poprishchin, during the reign of Nicholas I, tracing his descent into insanity through entries written in first person and diary-entry format, the only one of Gogol's works composed that way. Alongside The Overcoat and The Nose, it is considered one of Gogol's greatest short stories.
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Diary of a Madman (Russian: Записки сумасшедшего, Zapiski sumasshedshevo)
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is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol first published in 1835.
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"Diary of a Madman" (Russian: Записки сумасшедшего, Zapiski sumasshedshevo) is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol first published in 1835
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"Diary of a Madman" (Russian: Записки сумасшедшего, Zapiski sumasshedshevo) is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol first published in 1835.
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