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These stories will make us laugh, but also imperceptibly take us to the other, dark side...
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.
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.
In this humorous and satirical story, Boccaccio depicts life in a monastery and ridicules the hypocrisy and weaknesses of people who should live morally and piously.
"Who's Who in Hell" (2002) is the debut novel by British journalist and author Robert Chalmers, a comic, provocative and emotional story about love, loss and the absurdities of life.
Predrag Lucić's second book of poetry, after "The Lovers from Verona" (2007), is a collection of irony, melancholy and contempt for canons - a dedication to the "ridicules" of Split, those who have woven their antics into the city's collective memory.