After the great success of Twelve Chairs and The Golden Calf, Iljf and Petrov traveled the United States during the Great Depression and translated their observations into the novel One-Story America, continuing to write in a satirical style.
The main character of the novel, first published in 1928, by this Russian author duo is the endlessly inventive swindler Ostap Bender, who this time is in search of brilliants in one of 12 upholstered chairs scattered throughout the Soviet Union.
"No entry to the dead" by Nenad Brixy is a humorous crime story that follows detective Timothy Thatcher. The action takes place in a small town full of unusual characters and bizarre situations.