Filian started to write his novel on December 10, 1975 and finished on December 26, 1978. In 1980 he leaves behind his finished manuscript of the novel in Yerevan and flees away from the Soviet Union.
The novel has unique place in the Armenian prose. It has the special flavor of modernism and eastern philosophy. In it he reflects on the most important political and cultural events in the history of Armenia. The narrator of the novel is represented by the pronoun “WE”, which also becomes the main character of the novel. The “WE” visits the Armenian History Museum and sees a photo of Winston Churchill, his assistant and a group of people who stand with their backs towards the viewer. As the guide explains, the photo appears to belong to the beginning of the century.
The Ambassador of Your Country, Eastern Armenian, 2022, 144 p., hardcover/ 978-9939-9285-1-7/ paperback, 978-9939-9285-1-7
About the author
Ruben Filyan was born in 1952 in Yerevan. His first book, a collection of short stories The Unknown Autobiography, was published in 1980, and the novel The Ambassador of Your Country was published posthumously. In 1981, he left Soviet Armenia, visited France, Egypt, Jordan, taught yoga and karate. Ruben Filyan died in 1983 in India (Goa).