The protagonist Ippolit Vorobyaninov joins that man, who also appears in this works' sequel
At one point, we meet a naked engineer covered with white fungus who sits locked outside his apartment as water flows under the door. Other chapters concern the "Mirror-of-Life Index," a tourist attraction known as the Drop at the bottom of which is a stinking puddle of malachite, and a production at the Columbus Theatre during which the lights go out. A character called "Pussy" works at the Nymph Funeral Home, which has the slogan "Finish Your Business and Leave," while another character gives the lecture "A Fruitful Opening Idea" as the Grossmeister at an event where he invents the "Interplanetary Chess Tournament." He's often called the "Smooth Operator" and appears after the plot is set in motion by the death of Madame Petukhov. The protagonist Ippolit Vorobyaninov joins that man, who also appears in this works' sequel The Golden Calf. FTP, name this work in which ►con man Ostap Bender searches for jewels in the title pieces of furniture, the masterpiece of the humorists Ilf and Petrov.
At one point, we meet a naked engineer covered with white fungus who sits locked outside his apartment as water flows under the door.
{Twelve Chairs}