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{{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 =
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| wiki name =
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"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.
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