This collection brings together two lyrical novels by Гайто Газданов—“The Flight” and “The Story of a Journey”—linked by the theme of longing for a lost past and the attempts to find meaning in life.
“The Flight” is a story about one family forced to emigrate to Paris after the October Revolution. The novel’s plot is built around the characters’ inner experiences and the account of what is most intimate in their lives—love.
In “The Story of a Journey,” the reader will find the same Paris of the Russian émigré community, where the main character, Vladimir, sets out from Constantinople to his older brother. This journey will play a significant role in Vladimir’s life, revealing to the young man people of the most diverse views and fates, and transforming him beyond recognition.