Ivan Selezen, a gifted writer and playwright, unable to withstand the ordeals of writing, left literature. He got married, immigrated to the United States and became a psychiatrist. His work as a psychiatrist brought him stability and material wealth. But one day, during a trip to Rome, Ivan accidentally found himself near the house where his favorite writer N.V. Gogol once lived. From that moment on, the most incredible adventures began to happen to Ivan Drake.