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The Twelve Chairs

Author
Ilya Ilf, Evgeny Petrov
Series
World Classics
Language
Russian
Length
324 pages
ISBN
9781910343807
Published
15 August 2014
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Ilf and Petrov
  • 12 Chairs
  • twelve chairs
  • satire
  • comedy
  • humour
  • treasure hunt
  • Russian Classic
  • Keep your seats
  • Monty Banks

Description

The Twelve Chairs is one of the most popular and prolific satirical novels written by Odessa based Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. Set in Soviet Russia, the story starts with a deathbed confession about substantial family treasures hidden from the Bolsheviks in one of the twelve chairs. A team of treasure hunters is quickly formed. The smooth operator Ostap Bender and Kisa, the Pussycat set off to track down the chairs. They are not alone in their quest. Father Fyodor took advantage of the deathbed confession, and has also set off to recover the fortune.

Author

Ilya Ilf (1897–1937) was a Soviet journalist and satirist best known for his collaboration with Yevgeny Petrov. Together — as Ilf and Petrov — they wrote The Twelve Chairs and The Golden Calf, comic novels of hustlers, schemes, and the absurdities of early Soviet life that remain among the funniest books in Russian literature.