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Title: The Twelve Chairs (European Classics (Northwestern Univ Pr)) by Ilia Arnoldovich Ilf, John H. C. Richardson, Maurice Friedberg, Evgeni I. Petrov, Arnold Dovich ISBN: 0-8101-1484-4 Publisher: Northwestern University Press Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.05 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: My favorite book ever!
Comment: 10 stars on a five-stars scale! Perhaps, the best way to describe this masterpiece is to say that I have re-read so many times, that I even don't know how many. You can pick up this book and open it on random pages, you can read the chapters in the backward order (I have done both)- it is still the best of the best! Several generations of Russians have incorporated quatations from "12 Chairs" and "Golden Calf" in their everyday vocabulary - these novels are just that great and popular. If you want to understand "the mysterious Russian soul" of the socialist period - this is perhaps the best way to do so. Oh, and be prepared to constantly laugh so hard that your neighbors will attempt to commit you! It definitely is one of the funniest pieces ever written. Borrow "12 Chairs" and "Golden Calf" books, buy them, steal them - just READ THEM!
Rating: 5
Summary: Gentlemen of the Jury, things are moving!
Comment: This is a farcical tale of three men in search of treasure buried in one of 12 identical armchairs. The story is very much a buddy tale of adventures and misadventures as the characters do almost anything to get their hands on the chairs in the Soviet Union of the 1920's. However, the story of the treasure hunt and the Marx Brothers like characters is really only the backdrop to a much deeper purpose, as The Twelve Chairs effectively describes the period of transition from czarist to Soviet rule. In between the tribulations of the heroes are many details of the food that was being served, student accomodations, railway and public construction projects, housing sooperatives and less than honest public servants. It is also very interesting to see how helpless the former upper class - the nobility - had become and how the Soviet Union, at least in its early days, could be exploited by the street smart like Ostap Bender. This is a very funny book that is also informative and is well worth reading. Inevitably, Bulgakov comes to mind as a complementary read; though he is somewhat more direct in his accusations of the regime.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not re:this translation.
Comment: I never read this in English,so I'm not going to comment on the quality of the Northwestern U. translation,but I did read it in Russian. First off,everyone needs to read this book in order to understand Russians better. I re-read it many times in my teenage years simply because if you live in Russia(or any other Eastern European country for that matter),you will be able to understand those countless quotes taken from this masterpiece and incorporated into everyday language. The characters are hysterical in the least, and the story so seemingly simple contains much bigger messages than available to the naked eye.Please,read this book,and if you understand the humour and sadness of it,you'll be well on your way to understanding not just Russian culture but humans in general.
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Title: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov ISBN: 0679760806 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 19 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov, Mirra Ginsburg ISBN: 0802150594 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: August, 1987 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Golden Calf, Zolotoi Telenok: An Annotated, Accented Reader With Exercises by Ilja Ilf, Evgenij Petrov, Richard D. Schupbach ISBN: 1572010282 Publisher: Berkeley Slavic Specialties Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Moscow to the End of the Line by Venedikt Erofeev, H. William Tjalsma ISBN: 0810112000 Publisher: Northwestern University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1992 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin by Vladimir Voinovich, Richard Lourie ISBN: 0810112434 Publisher: Northwestern University Press Pub. Date: 29 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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