Genius on the Left and Madman on the Right is an interview with Gao Ming, which was first published on February 20 10. In the form of interviews, the book records the thoughts and thoughts of people living in another corner (marginal people such as mental patients and mental disorders) with profound and unique perspectives.

Let people know the true inner world of a madman or a genius. It covers physiology, psychology, Buddhism, religion, quantum physics, semiotics, Mayan civilization and prophecy and many other fields.

Creation background

Genius is on the left and madman is on the right. The original title is The World of Mental Patients. Gao Ming himself is not engaged in literary creation and research. In 2004, he came into contact with some mental patients by chance, and this special group of people aroused his curiosity.

So from 2004 to 2008, he visited mental hospitals, the Ministry of Public Security and other institutions through various channels, and devoted a lot of time and energy to paying attention to the inner world of mental patients. He interviewed more than 200 mental patients successively, but "only 1/6" was willing to have close communication.

Gao Ming serialized his related experiences on Tianya.com with the title of "The World of Mental Patients", and after processing and sorting, he published his first literary work, Genius on the Left and Madman on the Right, in Wuhan University Press on February 20 10.