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by Paulgato
Sat 17. Feb 2018, 01:38
Forum: Book Suggestions
Topic: The Twelve Chairs - Ilf and Petrov
Replies: 3
Views: 19667

Re: The Twelve Chairs - Ilf and Petrov

Librook.net has the Russian text in various e-book formats, including .pdf and .txt http://librook.net/klassicheskaya-proza/dvenadcat-stulev.html Can we assume that since both authors were dead by 1942, that the original Russian text is now out of copyright and in the public domain? Excuse my ignora...
by Paulgato
Fri 16. Feb 2018, 14:42
Forum: Book Suggestions
Topic: The Twelve Chairs - Ilf and Petrov
Replies: 3
Views: 19667

The Twelve Chairs - Ilf and Petrov

I would like suggest a reading of The Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov., published 1928. The two authors died in 1938 and 1942 respectively, so their works should be out of copyright in Europe, though not in the USA. I'm not sure of the position regarding the various translations. I've seen an Englis...