Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov are known to the general public primarily as the creators of the cult novels “Twelve Chairs” and “The Golden Calf.”
But their literary legacy also includes dozens of short stories, feuilletons, anecdotes, satirical miniatures, and fun notes “about all kinds of curiosities and blunders,” where a good-natured smile goes hand in hand with sharp sarcasm, incisive satire — with gentle irony, and a biting parody — with mischievous delight.