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Winner, 2012 Northern California Book Award for Fiction in Translation

The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov is a lively satirical novel set in the turbulent years following the Russian Revolution. The story begins when Ippolit "Kisa" Vorobyaninov, a once-comfortable nobleman reduced to a humble clerk, learns from his dying mother-in-law... Read Full Overview

Ilya Ilf (Ilya Arnoldovich Feinsilberg) (1897-1937) and Evgeny or Yevgeni Petrov (Yevgeniy Petrovich Kataev/Katayev) (1902-1942) were two Soviet prose authors of the 1920s and 1930s. They did much of their writing together, and are almost always referred to as "Ilf and Petrov"... Read Full Overview

Ilya Ilf (Ilya Arnoldovich Feinsilberg) (1897-1937) and Evgeny or Yevgeni Petrov (Yevgeniy Petrovich Kataev/Katayev) (1902-1942) were two Soviet prose authors of the 1920s and 1930s. They did much of their writing together, and are almost always referred to as "Ilf and Petrov"... Read Full Overview

12 Стулья был впервые опубликован в 1928 году остается... Read Full Overview

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Roman Il'fa i Petrova Dvenadcat' stul'ev byl napechatan vpervye v 1927 godu i s teh por stal odnoj iz samyh populjarnyh i chitaemyh knig na sovetskom i postsovetskom prostranstve. Rastaskannyj na poslovicy... Read Full Overview

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Roman Il'fa i Petrova Dvenadcat' stul'ev byl napechatan vpervye v 1927 godu i s teh por stal odnoj iz samyh populjarnyh i chitaemyh knig na sovetskom i postsovetskom prostranstve. Rastaskannyj na poslovicy... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Roman Il'fa i Petrova ?Dvenadcat' stul'ev? byl napechatan vpervye v 1927 godu i s teh por stal odnoj iz samyh populjarnyh i chitaemyh knig na sovetskom i postsovetskom prostranstve. Rastaskannyj na poslovicy i pogovorki, mnogokratno jekranizirovannyj, on ostaetsja ostroaktual'nym... Read Full Overview

Roman Il'fa i Petrova ?Dvenadcat' stul'ev? byl napechatan vpervye v 1927 godu i s teh por stal odnoj iz samyh populjarnyh i chitaemyh knig na sovetskom i postsovetskom prostranstve. Rastaskannyj na poslovicy i pogovorki, mnogokratno jekranizirovannyj, on ostaetsja ostroaktual'nym... Read Full Overview