The Great Schemer. Twelve Chairs. The Golden Calf (set of 2 books)

All the adventures of the Great Schemer Ostap Bender in one set!

«Twelve Chairs»

The novel by Ilf and Petrov «Twelve Chairs» rightfully considered a benchmark of satire and humor. Universally loved by all readers, this novel has entered the «golden fund» of Russian and world literature. The search for Madame Petukhova's diamonds, hidden in one of the chairs of the furniture set, is a story that still brings a sincere smile today. The names of the characters—charming adventurers—have become household names, and the novel itself has gone on to become a source of quotes, withstanding hundreds of successful reprints and deservedly earning the reputation of an everlasting bestseller.

«The Golden Calf»

In the pursuit of fabulous riches, Ostap Bender, matured after the dangerous adventures of «Twelve Chairs» and having not lost his talent as a great schemer, weaves cunning nets for the underground millionaire Koreiko along with his companions Panikovsky and Shura Balaganov, once again finding himself in a whirlwind of adventures set against the backdrop of Soviet life in the early 1930s.