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This brand new translation of the famous satirical sequel to The
Twelve Chairs resurrects the con man Ostap Bender, the smooth
operator, and follows him and his three hapless co-conspirators on
a hilarious romp through the Soviet Russia and Central Asia of
1930. Bender says he has "very serious differences of opinion with
Soviet power. It wants to build socialism, and I don't." The smooth
operator wants to emigrate to Rio de Janeiro, so he and his crew
set off in pursuit of an underground millionaire, who, Bender is
certain, will bring me his money himself, on a little saucer with a
sky-blue rim. One of the greatest works of Russian satire of the
20th century (the 1932 American translation billed it as "The book
that's too funny to be published in Russia "), this lively new
translation (the first since 1961) by Anne O. Fisher is copiously
annotated (nearly 300 footnotes), and includes an introduction by
Alexandra Ilf, the daughter of one of the book s two co-authors. So
many quotations from The Little Golden Calf have entered everyday
Russian speech that it stands alongside the works of Griboyedov,
Pushkin, and Gogol for its profound effect on Russian language and
culture. The tale overflows with legendary literary episodes,
offering a portrait of Russian life that is as funny and true today
as it was when the novel was first published (this edition is the
first unabridged, uncensored English translation, and is 100% true
to the original serial publication). For decades, foreigners trying
to understand Russia have been advised to read the adventures of
Ostap. This new translation makes them more enjoyable than ever.
This book contains the Russian text of Petrov and Ilf's Selected
Stories, edited with an English language introduction and notes
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