The golden calf, Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov ; translated from the Russian by Konstantin Gurevich and Helen Anderson
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The golden calf, Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov ; translated from the Russian by Konstantin Gurevich and Helen Anderson
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The golden calf
Oclc number
406109210
Responsibility statement
Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov ; translated from the Russian by Konstantin Gurevich and Helen Anderson
Summary
Set in the New Economic Policy (NEP), chronicling the adventures of con man Ostap Bender (a.k.a. the "Grand Strategist") and his merry band of mischief-makers on a raucously hilarious jaunt across the "wild west" of the early Soviet Union. Their mark: Alexander Koreiko, another shady figure who exploited the corruption and chaos of the NEP to become an "underground millionaire." Once Bender hears of Koreiko, the chase is on. It's time to con the con man and get the rubles necessary to escape to the beaches and white pants of Rio de Janeiro. .