CONCEPT OF WAITING IN PIERRE LOTI’S AND KRIKOR ZOHRAB’S WRITINGS – 2024-1 Haykanush A. Sharuryan PhD in Philology Ruzan R. Ghazaryan PhD in Philology This study seeks to contextualize a shared thematic connection between two seemingly unrelated literary traditions, French and Armenian. These traditions are interwoven by what can be termed “perpetual themes.” The focus of this study is on two contemporary novelists, Pierre Loti (1850-1923) and Krikor Zohrab (1861-1915).