First published 2020
Kahlil Gibran's "Crazy" follows the turbulent life of Khalil, a gifted but troubled painter struggling with his own inner demons. Plagued by vivid hallucinations and a crippling sense of isolation, Khalil retreats from the world, immersing himself in his art as a means of coping with his deteriorating mental state. As his condition worsens, Khalil must confront the thin line between genius and madness, and the heavy price he may have to pay for his creative brilliance. In this haunting portrait of a man unraveling, Gibran explores the profound costs of the artistic temperament and the human need for connection in the face of overwhelming inner turmoil.
Genres: fiction, art, literary-fiction, 20th-century, mental-illness, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
25 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: mental-illness