Ilya Ilf Book order
This authorial duo, Ilf and Petrov, became renowned for their satirical novels set against the backdrop of Soviet reality in the 1920s. Their works, connected by the character of the cunning con man Ostap Bender, humorously critique the less attractive aspects of contemporary society. These writers fearlessly used wit to highlight the shortcomings of the system, establishing their works as cornerstones of Russian literature. Beyond satire, they also explored documentary writing, capturing their experiences traveling through the United States with characteristic humor and playfulness.
- 2014
- 2011
Золотой теленок
- 381 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Это - культовейшая из культовых книг нашей страны. Это - книга, которую любят ВСЕ - от интеллектуалов до обывателей. Это - попросту книга, раздергания на великолепные цитаты еще в тот момент, когда она появилась на столах читателей
- 2011
The Twelve Chairs
- 546 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Long recognised as a timeless comic masterpiece-it inspired a Mel Brooks film a half century after its publication-The Twelve Chairs appears now in a lively new translation by Anne O. Fisher. Fisher, the most gifted interpreter of Ilf and Petrov in the English language, balances fidelity to the text and the authors' characteristic, deeply resonant humour.
- 2009
The Little Golden Calf
- 445 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The funniest novel of the Soviet era, this translation is based on the uncensored original thus restoring missing passages. Set during the New Economic Policy, con man Ostap Bender and his merry band of mischief makers set of on a raucously funny jaunt across the 'wild west' of the early Soviet Union. Their mark is Alexander Koreiko, another shady figure who exploited the corruption and chaos of the NEP to become an underground millionaire. Once Bender hears of Koreiko, the chase is on.
- 2005
Дилогия Ильфа и Петрова о Великом Комбинаторе Остапе Бендере.
- 1981
