Ilja Iljf

12 stolica

A satirical search for hidden treasure in post-revolutionary Russia. Former nobleman Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov and con artist Ostap Bender chase after valuables, exposing the greed and absurdities of Soviet society.

Dvanaest stolica

The main character of the novel is the ingenious swindler Ostap Bender, who this time is looking for diamonds in one of 12 upholstered chairs blown up across the Soviet Union.

Nova Šeherezada

Zlatno tele

The Golden Calf (1931) is a brilliant satirical picaresque adventure, a sequel to the legendary 12 Chairs, where the great schemer Ostap Bender returns in full glory – charming, cynical, irredeemably cunning and always one step ahead of everyone else.