When a man rebels against the society that oppresses him, there is a way to reduce him to impotence: declare him crazy
The inner demons of an aspiring writer, whose dissatisfaction has pushed him to alcohol and drugs, lead him to his self-destruction under the guise of confusing political positions.
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