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| Original Title: | Золотой теленок |
| ISBN: | 5782700726 (ISBN13: 9785782700720) |
| Edition Language: | Russian |
| Series: | Ostap Bender #2 |
| Setting: | U.S.S.R. |
Ilya Ilf
Hardcover | Pages: 478 pages Rating: 4.45 | 6851 Users | 137 Reviews
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| Title | : | Golden Calf (Ostap Bender #2) |
| Author | : | Ilya Ilf |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 478 pages |
| Published | : | 2003 by Intreid Corporation (first published 1931) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. Russia. Classics. Literature. Russian Literature. Humor |
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It's hard sometimes for a book or a movie to make me genuinely lol. I was giggling so hard while reading Zolotoi Telenok, it deserves four, if not five stars just for that. Ilf and Petrov are a very witty couple, and even though the narration and the language of their books seem light-hearted, a lot of work has gone into making every little detail right. And this book is full of quirky colorful little details of life and mores in 1920s' Russia. I guess I'm also really loving Russian authors for their amazing dialog, there's no natural, real dialog like those in the Russian books I've read so far. Excellent read, if a little weird towards the end, and a bit repetitive (least for me) at the start. Once you go two or three chapters into the book, it gets very satisfying and entertaining.Rating Containing Books Golden Calf (Ostap Bender #2)
Ratings: 4.45 From 6851 Users | 137 ReviewsCriticism Containing Books Golden Calf (Ostap Bender #2)
I think this summarizes my taste for satyre... I guess it is funny, if you like that kind of humour. I guess it criticizes, and even not so subtly, but not enough for my taste. The idea of treating communism as a joke - just cannot work for me. There was nothing funny about communism and I hate presenting it as such. What would Germans react like to a satyre on the nazy regime? Or maybe I'm just not open-minded enough. Bottom line: it definitely did not make me laugh, even if I do believe it'sIt's hard sometimes for a book or a movie to make me genuinely lol. I was giggling so hard while reading Zolotoi Telenok, it deserves four, if not five stars just for that. Ilf and Petrov are a very witty couple, and even though the narration and the language of their books seem light-hearted, a lot of work has gone into making every little detail right. And this book is full of quirky colorful little details of life and mores in 1920s' Russia. I guess I'm also really loving Russian authors for
I am not a big fan of political satire but in this case - I was swept off my feet.Story revolves around Ostap Bender, a lovable con artist in Soviet Russia which dreams on becoming a millionaire and moving to Rio de Janeiro - and he will do anything to make it happen.I loved the humor, loved the illustrations but it took me a while to finish it due to a lot of complicated abbreviations from the Soviet era.But... All in all I really liked it and will have to read the prequel - The Twelve Chairs
Wonderful, funny and amazing this got by the censors in Russia in its time. these two authors created one of the finest characters in Russian literature -- Ostep Bender.
This is a great irony on the USSR. And Bender is just so lovable and adventurous, I am in love with him. I think that each character is thought of to the greatest details, so there is consistency in character.This book is easy to read, easy to comprehend and is quite funny with the hint of irony. I recommend it to everyone, who is tired of philosophical and "thinking" books. Take a bread and enjoy a good laugh with Golden Calf.I am definitely reading more of Ilf and Petrov!
Amazing book. It is funny and sad, light and sophisticated at the same time.... While, perhaps written as an easy reading type of book, it is still so thorough, with such precise and vivid descriptions, that it transports you back in Soviet Russia from the 1920s-30s, and lacking any political or other propaganda brings a certain feeling of nostalgia for and era that has long gone and will not come back.
One of the funniest, most entertaining and intelligent (a rare combination!) books I've ever read. Besides Oblomov, Ostap Bender is my favorite character in Russian literature.Congratulations to the translators: good job!
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