[defines a madman as] a man who preferred to become mad, in the socially accepted sense of the word, rather than forfeit a certain superior idea of human honor.
Antonin ArtaudAbout author
- Author's profession: Playwright
- Nationality: french
- Born: September 4, 1896
- Died: March 4, 1948
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