Columbus Approaches the Shore
Author:
Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov (5)
Category:
Prose (589)
Short story (640)
Russian literature (29)
Translator:
Armen Hovhannisyan (23)
Age Recommendation: 13+
In a fantastical twist, Christopher Columbus's caravel is transported through time and space to the twentieth century, dropping anchor off the shores of modern New York. The naive explorer encounters the capitalist reality of the American metropolis, its bureaucracy, its persistent press, and its world of commerce.