{"product_id":"the-golden-calf-paperback","title":"The Golden Calf - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlya Ilf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEvgeny Petrov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKonstantin Gurevich\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkably funny book written by a remarkable pair of collaborators.--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOstap Bender, the grand strategist, is a con man on the make in the Soviet Union during the New Economic Policy (NEP) period. He's obsessed with getting one last big score--a few hundred thousand will do--and heading for Rio de Janeiro, where there are a million and a half people, all of them wearing white pants, without exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bender hears the story of Alexandr Koreiko, an undercover millionaire--no Soviet citizen was allowed to openly hoard so much capital--the chase is on. Koreiko has made his millions by taking advantage of the wide-spread corruption and utter chaos of the NEP, all while serving quietly as an accountant at a government office and living on 46 rubles a month. He's just waiting for the Soviet regime to collapse so he can make use of his stash, which he keeps hidden away in a suitcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlya Ilf\u003c\/b\u003e (1897-1937) and \u003cb\u003eEvgeny Petrov\u003c\/b\u003e (1903-1942) were the pseudonyms of Ilya Arnoldovich Faynzilberg and Evgeny Petrovich Katayev, a pair of Soviet writers who met in Moscow in the 1920s while working on the staff of a newspaper that was distributed to railway workers. The foremost comic novelists of the early Soviet Union (invariably referred to as Ilf \u0026amp; Petrov), the pair collaborated together for a dozen years, writing two of the most revered and loved Russian novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Chairs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Calf\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as various humorous pieces for Pravda and other magazines. Their collaboration came to an end following the death of Ilya Ilf in 1937--he had contracted tuberculosis while the pair was traveling the United States researching the book that eventually became \u003ci\u003eLittle Golden America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKonstantin Gurevich\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Moscow State University and the University of Texas at Austin. He translates with his wife, Helen Anderson. Both are librarians at the University of Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e studied Russian language and literature at McGill University in Montr al. She translates with her husband, Konstantin Gurevich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOstap Bender, the \"grand strategist,\" is a con man on the make in the Soviet Union during the New Economic Policy (NEP) period. He's obsessed with getting one last big scorea few hundred thousand will doand heading for Rio de Janeiro, where there are \"a million and a half people, all of them wearing white pants, without exception.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Bender hears the story of Alexandr Koreiko, an \"undercover millionaire\"no Soviet citizen was allowed to openly hoard so much capitalthe chase is on. Koreiko has made his millions by taking advantage of the wide-spread corruption and utter chaos of the NEP, all while serving quietly as an accountant at a government office and living on 46 rubles a month. He's just waiting for the Soviet regime to collapse so he can make use of his stash, which he keeps hidden away in a suitcase. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Teaming up with two petty criminals and a hopelessly nave driver, Bender leads his merry band of mischief makers on a raucously hilarious jaunt across the \"wild west\" of the early Soviet Union. One of the true classics of Russian literature, this new translation of The Golden Calfthe first complete translation of the novelrestores the absurd, manic energy of the original and reaffirms the judgment of the Soviet censors, who said: \"You have a very nice hero, Ostap Bender. But really, he's just a son of a bitch.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlya Ilf\u003c\/b\u003e (1897-1937) and \u003cb\u003eEvgeny Petrov\u003c\/b\u003e (1903-1942) were the pseudonyms of Ilya Arnoldovich Faynzilberg and Evgeny Petrovich Katayev, a pair of Soviet writers who met in Moscow in the 1920s while working on the staff of a newspaper that was distributed to railway workers. The foremost comic novelists of the early Soviet Union (invariably referred to as Ilf \u0026amp; Petrov), the pair collaborated together for a dozen years, writing two of the most revered and loved Russian novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Chairs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Calf\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as various humorous pieces for Pravda and other magazines. Their collaboration came to an end following the death of Ilya Ilf in 1937--he had contracted tuberculosis while the pair was traveling the United States researching the book that eventually became \u003ci\u003eLittle Golden America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKonstantin Gurevich\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Moscow State University and the University of Texas at Austin. He translates with his wife, Helen Anderson. Both are librarians at the University of Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e studied Russian language and literature at McGill University in Montréal. She translates with her husband, Konstantin Gurevich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rossica Translation Prize (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760135569696,"sku":"9781934824078","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/df77bfdd38087d5f8059fa17a4816699.webp?v=1780172507","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-golden-calf-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}