Name: The Twelve Chairs (Dvenadtsat Stulyev)
Brand: Azbuka
SKU: 8451214344494
Price: 13.99 GBP
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Author: Yevgeny Petrov
ISBN: 9785389072183

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The famous feuilleton novel 'The Twelve Chairs' by I. Ilf and E. Petrov was first published in 1928, and today it is considered one of the most popular works of Russian literature of the 20th century. The story of two con men who set out to find Madame Petukhova's diamonds remains a popular favorite among readers. The name of Ostap Bender, the master schemer, has become a household word, and the novel itself has been widely quoted and has seen hundreds of successful reprints.

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Evgeny Petrovich Petrov (real surname Kataev) was a Russian Soviet writer, screenwriter, playwright, journalist, and war correspondent. He was a coauthor of Ilya Ilf and, together with him, wrote the novels The Twelve Chairs and The Golden Calf, the book Little Golden America, as well as a number of screenplays, novellas, essays, and vaudevilles.

He was born in Odessa into a teacher’s family. In 1920 he graduated from a classical gymnasium and became a correspondent for the Ukrainian Telegraph Agency.

After that, for three years he served as an inspector in the criminal investigation department…

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