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Arts & Literature
Ilya Ilf
Who
Ilya Ilf · Arts & Literature
What
Author
When
1897, Odessa, Russian Empire (Ukraine) — 1937, Moscow, Soviet Union (Russia)
Where
Ukraine · Russia
Biography
Ilya Ilf is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Author
How & why
Ilya Ilf, together with Yevgeni Petrov, wrote the beloved satirical novels 'The Twelve Chairs' and 'The Golden Calf', among the most popular and quoted works of Soviet literature, skewering Soviet bureaucracy and the schemer Ostap Bender. He was a leading Soviet humorist and journalist. Ilf was Jewish, born Iehiel-Leyb Fainzilberg to a Jewish family in Odessa.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Authors
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Authors
