5/20/2023 0 Comments Skybound aleksandr voinov![]() ![]() As the war draws to a close, things become increasingly desperate for two men who hope to one day find a way to be together amidst the chaos and dangers of wartime.įor a short story, Voinov packs so much in here. Yet the men must go back to the front lines, fighting a futile war to protect their country and the lives of friends and family. ![]() But when Baldur is injured and takes some days off to recover, he surprises Felix by taking him along, showing the man that only does he recognize Felix’s feelings for him, but that they are returned. Felix assumes Baldur doesn’t see him at all, though Felix can concentrate on little else but Baldur when the man is flying a dangerous mission. He is especially drawn to one of those pilots, Baldur Vogt, a man he both loves and hero worships. ![]() ![]() We meet Felix, a young mechanic who had hoped to one day be a pilot, but instead works endlessly repairing damaged fighters and getting them and their aviators back up into the sky. “When he comes down again, his plane is steaming like a war horse.” With that opening line, we are immediately immersed into the imagery of Germany in 1945 in this story of love amidst war and two men finding each other against overwhelming odds. ![]()
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