Diary of a Madman

Name: Diary of a Madman
Author: Nikolai Gogol

by Nikolai Gogol

Absurdist monologue of a minor official descending into madness and delusion

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Nikolai Gogol

Ukrainian-born Russian author whose satirical fiction defined the critical realism that would dominate Russian literature. Dead Souls and his short stories exposed the absurdities and corruption of Russian provincial life.

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Dead SoulsSatirical epic about a landowner purchasing deceased serfs for financial gain
The OvercoatTragic tale of a poor clerk whose life is destroyed by loss of overcoat
Taras BulbaHistorical novella depicting Cossack warriors and their violent struggle for freedom
The Inspector GeneralSatirical play exposing corruption in provincial Russian administrative bureaucracy