Constellation of the Hounds

The Pyrenees, 1936. There, away from the bustle of humanity, lies the small mountain observatory Sierra del Campo. Old astronomer Mero and his colleagues lead a quiet and secluded life, fully immersed in observing the stars. But their measured routine is disrupted by the outbreak of the civil war in Spain. The sounds of artillery, radio broadcasts about the battles in Madrid, and finally, the appearance of a wounded man followed by fascists. And the stars? They are still in the sky — eternal and serene, above human fates.

The collection also includes other stories by Konstantin Paustovsky (1892—1968): "The Fate of Charles Lonceville", "Lake Front", "Orest Kiprensky", "Isaac Levitan", "Meshchorsky Side", "Taras Shevchenko", "Floods of Rivers".