Three madmen: a Russian, a Frenchman, and a Chinese, unique cases in world literature. And all three are public servants. And all three are members of that privileged group that must safeguard the proper functioning of the state. And all three go crazy.
They break away from the group and discover their identity in madness. King, serial killer, or potential victim of cannibals, these people declare the same thing:
Contact with the state drives you crazy!