1001 Days, or New Scheherazade by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. Short summary

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A satirical novella consisting of ten novellas united by a common plot. A battle between the two bosses took place in the Claw and Tails billet office. The winner Fanatyuk fired the defeated Satanyuk and decided to get rid of the employees who supported his rival.

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The two bosses in the Claw and Tails billet office were in a battle. The winner decided to fire all disloyal employees.

The line to be fired went to Shaherezada Shaitanova, but the resourceful woman began to tell the boss stories.

«Nominee for the Hour» — The Mustard and Liquor office appointed a nominee, Papankin. The supervisor decided to drive him out, but was fired himself instead.

«The story of Heliotrope is two officials thought of each other, that each was working and the other was just passing the time. But in the end it turned out that they were both passing the time.

«Tricartov’s Procedures»-the perfectly healthy Misail Tricartov thought he was very sick. He considered the doctors who did not want to treat him to be crooks. He decided to treat himself and was cured to the point where the doctor diagnosed a heart defect and poisoning.

«Fight of the Giants» is the last story of the battle between Fanatyuk and Satanyuk. By the time all the stories have been told, Satanyuk has been reinstated and Scheherazade has been saved.