Shortlisted for the Booker Prize,Under the Frogfollows 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.
Tibor Fischerwas 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 Stupidis his first collection of stories. He lives in London
A delicate, seriocomic treasure. Salman Rushdie
Ferociously funny, bitterly sad, and perfectly paced. A.S. Byatt
An audacious act of creativity....Of all the young novelists working today, Tibor Fischer may be the most adept at taking chances in his work. The Nation
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