In the world of science fiction, disintegration often refers to a physical or technological breakdown.

Authors often use the concept to explore the breakdown of the psyche or social structures.

: This neo-noir novel follows an unnamed, broken protagonist in a "shadow-soaked" version of Chicago. The story is a "psycho-sexual descent" into an unhinged mind, where a man who has lost everything finds work as a hitman while struggling to distinguish between his fading memories and a bleak reality.