insomniac

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“A Gift Before Dying” merges harsh realism, insomniac perceptions and tribal visions in a story that shocks and engages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The neo-noir psychological drama stars Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, a lonely, insomniac Vietnam War veteran who takes a job as a night-shift cabbie in New York City.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026

I also like to listen to lullaby music, which makes me sound like a fetus, but it helps me get over my insomniac tendencies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

As biographer Frank McLynn observed, “Marcus was an insomniac who hated getting out of bed in the morning—a serious fault in the culture of Rome where people considered it a virtue to be up betimes.”

From National Geographic • Nov. 8, 2023

The settling of the wood floors, the wind astir in the jasmine, the deep released fragrance of the earth, the crow of an insomniac rooster.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez