▁first ▁diplom atic ▁assign ments ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Paris , ▁Prince ▁G hy ka ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁ ▁Paul ▁Mor and ▁and ▁Prince ▁Antoine ▁Bib es co ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁French ▁literary ▁circles . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Marcel ▁Pr oust ▁and ▁a ▁" pi é ton ▁de ▁Paris " ▁with ▁the ▁poet ▁Lé on - Paul ▁F arg ue . ▁A ▁frequent ▁visitor ▁of ▁Natal ie ▁Cl iff ord ▁Bar ney ' s ▁literary ▁sal on , ▁he ▁also ▁met ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁" ex iled " ▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁but ▁his ▁chief ▁interest ▁was ▁always ▁the ▁synth esis ▁of ▁high ▁mathematics ▁and ▁poetry . ▁▁▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁G hy ka ▁fled ▁Commun ist ▁Roman ia , ▁and ▁was ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁of ▁a est het ics ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Mary ▁Washington ▁College , ▁Virginia . ▁▁ ▁G hy ka ▁published ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁in ▁two ▁volumes ▁in ▁French , ▁Es cal es ▁de ▁ma ▁je un esse ▁( 1 9 5 5 ) ▁and ▁He ure ux ▁qui , ▁comme ▁U ly s se … ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁under ▁the ▁collect ive ▁title ▁Cou leur ▁du ▁monde ; ▁a ▁short ened ▁and ▁re vised ▁version ▁appeared ▁in ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁as ▁The ▁World ▁Mine ▁O yst er . ▁▁ ▁G hy ka ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁was ▁surv ived