▁arr ests . ▁ ▁Alexand rou ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack , ▁having ▁lived ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁only ▁novel ▁published ▁in ▁French ▁translation . ▁ ▁Po etry , ▁pro se ▁and ▁transl ations ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁Alexand rou ' s ▁po ems ▁were ▁written ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁social ism , ▁writing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁more ▁personal ▁issues . ▁May akov sky ' s ▁influence ▁is ▁strong ▁and ▁made ▁explicit . ▁ ▁His ▁only ▁novel ▁( M ission ▁Box ) ▁is ▁about ▁the ▁Greek ▁civil ▁war , ▁ost ens ibly ▁still ▁going ▁on ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁However ▁the ▁locations ▁mentioned ▁are ▁fict it ious . ▁The ▁setting ▁is ▁the ▁following : ▁A ▁team ▁of ▁soldiers ▁on ▁the ▁commun ist ▁side ▁( which ▁was ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁government ▁side ) ▁had ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁an ▁all - important ▁operation : ▁to ▁transport ▁a ▁mission ▁box ▁from ▁one ▁city ▁to ▁another . ▁The ▁mission ▁goes ▁hay wire , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁narr ator ▁( who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁this ▁team ) ▁is ▁arrested ▁( not ▁knowing ▁by ▁whom , ▁but ▁initially ▁assuming ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁by ▁" his " ▁side ). ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁" ap ology " ▁that ▁he ▁writes ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis ▁on ▁the ▁sheets ▁of ▁paper ▁that ▁his ▁capt ors ▁provide ▁him ▁with . ▁ ▁Mission ▁Box ▁is ▁also