How I Became Stupid

Check out the book How I became Stupid by Martin Page. It's about a 25-year-old scholar named Antoine who decides that intelligence is the reason for his emotional anguish. He decides to dumb himself down first by becoming an alcoholic, then by trying to commit suicide. Antoine's story unfolds in this "modern day version of Candide", and we see his reasoning behind the idea that ignorance is bliss. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/How-I-Became-Stupid/Martin-Page/e/9780142004951/?itm=1&USRI=how+i+became+stupid