Henry Darger, Writer of the World's Longest Novel | Case File #112

He was orphaned and abused his entire life. He created a magical world to escape to that's unlike anything anyone has ever done. In the late 1800s, Henry Darger lived a difficult life full of pain and trauma. He suffered abuse at the hands of those around him. He wasn't understood. Eventually, he'd focus this all into a magical world that he would capture in the world's longest novel and a series of breathtaking wall drawings that are unlike anything you've ever seen. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we explore the painful but beautiful life of outsider artist Henry Darger. -- Get the Mystery Treehouse Simple Code Hybrid Album and Comic! https://bit.ly/simplecodecomic Watch the Simple Code Comic Album Video Trailer! https://bit.ly/simplecodetrailer -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/6INdubx1dAEKNwuoWzs9Oo?si=z4ljoBAYTFqRXKWVzvWEfg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices