The Little Golden Calf

“The Little Golden Calf” is a satirical novel by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov, written in 1931 as a sequel to the novel “The Twelve Chairs.” At the center of the plot are the adventures of the charming con artist Ostap Bender, who, together with his companions, pursues the underground millionaire Koreiko. The novel is filled with vibrant characters, witty dialogue, and sharp satire of Soviet life in the 1920s.