in 1901–1902, he traveled to paris and then venice where he wrote his most successful work, the novella "garmir jamuts" (կարմիր ժամուց, the crimson offering). in 1905, he traveled to cairo. in cairo, he edited the literary monthly review "shirag" (շիրակ) and contributed in the local paper, "lusaper" (լուսաբեր, lucifer: light-bearer).