The Diary of a Lunatic is a novella by the famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy. The story is written from the perspective of an individual that seems to not be quite sane. The novel starts with, “This morning I underwent a medical examination in the government council room. The opinions of the doctors were divided. They argued among themselves and came at last to the conclusion that I was not mad. But this was due to the fact that I tried hard during the examination not to give myself away.”