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From The Twelve Chairs to American travel notes and Ilf's final notebooks
I. Ilf and E. Petrov. Collected Works in 5 volumes (Ilf and Petrov). Exclusive books in handmade leather bindings.
Contents:
Book 1.
The novel "The Twelve Chairs", the novella "A Bright Personality", and the collection of short stories "1001 Days, or Scheherazade", as well as the story "The Registrar's Past", which was considered an unpublished chapter of Ilf and Petrov's first novel. As a preface to this volume, there is K.G. Paustovsky's essay "The Fourth Strip."
Book 2.
The novel "The Golden Calf," as well as essays, feuilletons, and short stories written in 1929-1931. As a preface, there is an article by A.V. Lunacharsky, written specifically for the first American edition.
Book 3.
Stories, feuilletons, articles and speeches written in 1932-1937, as well as vaudevilles and screenplays of the famous duo. Instead of a preface, there is an essay by actor and director I.V. Ilyinsky.
Book 4.
A collection of travel notes "One-Storey America", stories "Tonya", essays "The Beginning of the Campaign" and "A Day in Athens". This volume also includes letters written during a trip to the United States, and instead of a preface, there is an essay by Yuri Olesha titled "About Ilf."
Book 5.
It is divided into two parts: the first part includes the last works by Ilya Ilf, including his notebooks; the second part consists of the works by Yevgeny Petrov, the earliest of which dates back to 1924.
The book also includes the memoirs of Yevgeny Petrov about Ilya Ilf and Konstantin Simonov about Yevgeny Petrov.