![]() ![]() ![]() "(A) 'comedy of errors,' a light and merry bouffonade of adventure - a type of literature very rare in the gloomy land of soviets - and a rather good one." - Alexander Nazaroff, The New York Times Book Review."Ilf und Petrow verstehen es, das Poetische und das Groteske unauflöslich zu verschränken (.) Das heißt aber nicht, daß die Erzähler überall die glücklichste Hand beweisen, besonders nicht am Ende" - Peter Demetz, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. ![]() Many film versions of The Twelve Chairs have been made, including Mel Brooks' 1970 version (with Frank Langella and Dom DeLuise), Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani's 1969 version, titled 12 + 1 (starring Sharon Tate, Vittorio Gassman, Orson Welles, and Vittorio De Sica), and Richard Wallace's 1945 version, It's in the Bag ! (with Fred Allen, Jack Benny, and Don Ameche).Previously translated by Elizabeth Hill and Doris Mudie as Diamonds to Sit On (1930).With an Introduction by Maurice Friedberg.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authors Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]()
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