| Under the Frog Contributor(s): Fischer, Tibor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312278713 ISBN-13: 9780312278717 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, "Under the Frog "follows the adventures of two young Hungarian basketball players through the turbulent years between the end of World War II and the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. In this spirited indictment of totalitarianism, the two improbable heroes, Pataki and Gyuri, travel the length and breadth of Hungary in an epic quest for food, lodging, and female companionship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001036954 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.73 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Under the Frog follows the adventures of two young Hungarian basketball players through the turbulent years between the end of World War II and the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. In this spirited indictment of totalitarianism, the two improbable heroes, Pataki and Gyuri, travel the length and breadth of Hungary in an epic quest for food, lodging, and female companionship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fischer, Tibor: - Tibor Fischer was born in Stockport, England, in 1959. He is the author of three novels, Under the Frog (a Booker Prize finalist), The Thought Gang, and The Collector Collector. Don't Read This Book if You're Stupid is his first collection of stories. He lives in London |