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Under the Frog
Tibor Fischer
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Description for Under the Frog
Paperback. Features 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. This work tells the story of the two improbably heroes, Pataki and Gyuri, who travel the length and breadth of Hungary in a epic quest for food, lodging, and female companionship. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Tibor Fischer's hilarious first novel follows the adventures of two young Hungarian basketball players through the turbulent years between the end of World War II and the revolution 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.
Tibor Fischer's hilarious first novel follows the adventures of two young Hungarian basketball players through the turbulent years between the end of World War II and the revolution 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.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
187g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099438052
SKU
V9780099438052
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99-99
About Tibor Fischer
Tibor Fischer was born in Stockport in 1959. Brought up in London, where he now lives, he was educated at Cambridge and worked as a journalist. He has won the Betty Trask Award, been short-listed for the Booker, and been nominated one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists. Since Under the Frog, his debut, he has published four novels and ... Read more
Reviews for Under the Frog
I began Under the Frog on a crowded double decker in a London traffic jam...and soon found myself laughing like an idiot... It is a triumph...painfully moving, it is also uproariously funny
Guardian
A remarkable first novel
Daily Telegraph
Original and impressive... Sharp, funny and moving
Independent
A quite wonderful book... He takes a ... Read more
Guardian
A remarkable first novel
Daily Telegraph
Original and impressive... Sharp, funny and moving
Independent
A quite wonderful book... He takes a ... Read more