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Henry Darger

Born

in Chicago, The United States

April 12, 1892

Died

April 13, 1973

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Henry Joseph Darger was born in Chicago on April 12, 1892. Four years later his mother died during childbirth. When his father became unable to care for him, Henry went first to a boys' home and later to the Lincoln Asylum in downstate Illinois. After his father's death, he ran away to Chicago where he lived the rest of his life, working as a janitor, dishwasher, and bandage roller in three local hospitals. By night he wrote his great unfinished (and still unpublished) novel, In the Realms of the Unreal, and later created the artworks for which he is best known. He died in 1973. ...more

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	Henry Darger: Disasters Of War by Kiyoko Lerner (Contributor), Henry Darger (Artist), Klaus Biesenbach (Editor) 4.41 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sound and Fury: The Art of Henry Darger 4.39 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Histoire de ma vie 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crazy House: Further Adventures in Chicago 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Geijutsu Shincho Magazine, No. 11 (November 2005, ''Art Brut'' Issue) by Editorial Staff (Editor), Henry Darger (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There is one really important thing I must write which I have forgotten.”
― Henry Darger

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“Do you think i might be fool enough to run away from heaven if i get there?”
― Henry Darger

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“The reason the story runs so much with the little girls are the actual heroes in the warfare is because under most circumstances women are braver than men ..”
― Henry Darger

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