Diary Of A Madman (ShandonPress)

Diary Of A Madman (ShandonPress)

Diary of a Madman (1835; Russian: Ð—Ð°Ð¿Ð¸ÑÐºÐ¸ ÑÑƒÐ¼Ð°ÑÑˆÐµÐ´ÑˆÐµÐ³Ð¾, 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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