Ilya Ilf
Ilya Ilf | |
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Odessa, Russian Empire | |
Died | 13 April 1937 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
Notable works | The Twelve Chairs The Little Golden Calf One-storied America |
Ilya Arnoldovich Ilf[1] (born Iehiel-Leyb Aryevich Faynzilberg; Russian: Иехи́ел-Лейб Арьевич Фа́йнзильберг;[2] 15 October [O.S. 3 October] 1897 – 13 April 1937) was a Soviet journalist and writer of Jewish origin who usually worked in collaboration with Yevgeny Petrov during the 1920s and 1930s. Their duo was known simply as Ilf and Petrov. Together they published two popular comedy novels The Twelve Chairs (1928) and The Little Golden Calf (1931), as well as a satirical book Odnoetazhnaya Amerika (often translated as Little Golden America) that documented their journey through the United States between 1935 and 1936.
Biography
Iliya Ilf (born Faynzilberg) was born on October 15, 1897, in
In 1923, he relocated to Moscow and took employment at the newspaper Gudok (roughly "Toot!", meaning the locomotive horn noise), a publication for railway workers. His contributions consisted mostly of satirical pieces. It was there that he met his writing partner, Petrov. In 1928, they were both let go, due to staff reductions, but they were able to find work at Chudak , a literary journal that provided a start for many Soviet writers and artists. From 1932 to 1937, they also wrote pieces for major publications such as Pravda, Literaturnaya Gazeta and Krokodil. Ilf also had a passion for photography, but this was not fully appreciated until years after his death, when his daughter discovered his photograph albums.
Illness and death
Ilf had been diagnosed with
Personal life
In 1921, in Odessa, Ilf met the love of his life, Maria Nikolayevna Tarasenko (1904–1981). They married in Moscow in 1924, and had a daughter Aleksandra born in 1935.[5]
Ilf was a passionate photographer. In 1929, Yevgeni Petrov lent him 800 rubles for a camera, and then jokingly regretted that he had lost not only his money but also a friend and co-writer, as Ilf stopped writing and spent most of his time on photography.[5] Long after Ilf's death, his daughter had found and published ca. 200 of his photographs.[6]
References
- ^ "Ильф Илья". Электронная еврейская энциклопедия ОРТ (in Russian).
- ^ "ДЕТИ ЛЕЙТЕНАНТА ИЛЬФА ПОЯВИЛИСЬ ПО ЛИЧНОМУ УКАЗАНИЮ СТАЛИНА"
- ISBN 5-94380-044-1
- ^ Ilf et Petrov. Lettres d'Amérique (Parangon, Paris, 2004 ed.). Avant-propos de J-J. Marie.
- ^ a b История любви, породившая шедевры: Илья Ильф и Мария Тарасенко – роман в письмах и горькая разлука. radiovan.fm. 2022-05-28
- ^ Baikova, Olesya (21 October 2022) МНОГОЭТАЖНАЯ СУДЬБА. perspectum.info