Little Golden America is one of the most popular books ever published in the Soviet Union. It remains popular in Russia today. However Americans cannot figure out what makes it so popular. Yet almost every Russian seems to have read or to be familiar with “Little Golden America”.
It describes the adventures of the two authors, Ilya Ilf and Eugene Petrov, who arrive in New York City on the passenger ship Normandie. After one month in New York, they buy a car and start traveling around the United States. They go to Chicago and San Francisco and then sweep back through the Southern States. When they arrive back in New York to return to Europe, they say that they traveled ten thousand miles.
What I found even more intriguing by reading this book is that more than 70 years on this book still makes you nod your head in recognition when going through certain passages. And it makes you wonder why is it, that mankind keeps doing the same mistakes over and over again.
All in all, I would definitely recommend this book, because it really makes feeling of participation in this adventure. I am certain, that if you read Little Golden America, you will be interested in reading more books which were written by Ilf and Petrov.
It describes the adventures of the two authors, Ilya Ilf and Eugene Petrov, who arrive in New York City on the passenger ship Normandie. After one month in New York, they buy a car and start traveling around the United States. They go to Chicago and San Francisco and then sweep back through the Southern States. When they arrive back in New York to return to Europe, they say that they traveled ten thousand miles.
What I found even more intriguing by reading this book is that more than 70 years on this book still makes you nod your head in recognition when going through certain passages. And it makes you wonder why is it, that mankind keeps doing the same mistakes over and over again.
All in all, I would definitely recommend this book, because it really makes feeling of participation in this adventure. I am certain, that if you read Little Golden America, you will be interested in reading more books which were written by Ilf and Petrov.
