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Under the Frog

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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.

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Under the Frog, Tibor Fischer

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1993
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Title
Under the Frog
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin
Released
1993
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
014023196X
ISBN13
9780140231960
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First published
1992
Original title
Under the frog
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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.