Under the Frog
Shortlisted for the Booker prize
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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.
Praise for Under the Frog:
'A delicate, seriocomic treasure' ?Salman Rushdie
'Ferociously funny, bitterly sad, and perfectly paced' ?A.S. Byatt
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fischer's debut novel, about two young men who escape Communist Hungary to live a carefree live of sex and unemployment while being part of a traveling basketball team, was a Booker finalist.
GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2018
5 April
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Little, Brown Book Group
PROVIDER INFO
Hachette UK Ltd.
SIZE
1.1
MB