Diary of a Madman

Diary of a Madman centers on the life of Poprishchin, a low-ranking civil servant who yearns to be noticed by a beautiful woman, the daughter of a senior official, with whom he has fallen in love. ​His diary records his gradual, mesmeric slide into insanity. The story portrays the average man's satirical quest for individuality in a seemingly indifferent, urban city.