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
But honestly, it’s the time before college that can turn even the most stoic, no-nonsense parent into an insomniac mess.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
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
That was the night I became an insomniac.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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