The Diaries, which Sergey Prokofiev was keeping within twenty six years, consist of two volumes (over 1700 pages!), describing the Russian (1907-1918) and the foreign (1918-1933) periods of the composer"s life. The third volume - photo album from family archives - includes rare, never published pictures. The Diaries are written in Prokofiev style - witty, agile, ironic and can be read like an intriguing novel. Prokofiev-writer (like Prokofiev-composer) is sometimes paradoxical and slashing in his criticism, but always interesting and unpredictable. The Diaries first include previously unknown details from the genius musician"s life during the years of emigration and motives of his sensational return to the USSR in mid-thirties. Volume 1 - 1907 - 1918, 816 pagesVolume 2 - 1919 - 1933, 896 pagesVolume 3 - "Faces" - photos from Prokofiev"s family archive, rare and never published before, 64 pages