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Line 1: {{work\|wppage=Diary of a Madman (short story)}} ~~{{work}}~~ {{Infobox book \| title = Diary of a Madman \| original title = Записки сумасшедшего \| image = Poprishchin by Repin.jpg \| caption = Poprishchin \| author = Nikolai Gogol \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = The diary of a minor civil servant descending into madness \| genre = Farce \| publication date = 1835 \| source page exists = \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} "Diary of a Madman" is short story by Russian author [[Nikolai Gogol]]. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin\|It consists of entries from a madman]], the madman in this case being Poprishchin, a 40 year old titular counsellor who serves as an assistant to the director of his division, a job consisting mostly of sharpening quills. He entertains delusions of self-importance, holding great pride in being officially a nobleman. He has fallen in love with the director's daughter, and desires to be noticed by her. Line 18 ⟶ 32: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Nineteenth~~Literature ~~Century~~of ~~Literature~~the 19th century]] [[Category:Diary of a Madman]] [[Category:Literature]] [[Category:Russian Literature]] [[Category:Short Story]]