Summary of Under the Frog
Tibor Fischer’s novel “Under the Frog” follows two basketball players, Pataki and Gyuri, as they travel around Hungary in the 1950s. The novel chronicles the adventures of Pataki and Gyuri and their companions, in the turbulent times leading to the Hungarian uprising against the Soviets in 1956.
Reasons to read Under the Frog
“Under the Frog” is a humorous and absurd novella and a powerful indictment of the Communist regime in Hungary. Tibor Fischer, a British author of Hungarian descent, drew inspiration from the experiences of his own parents as basketball players who fled Hungary in 1956. “Under the Frog” was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Setting: Hungary
Book set in Hungary: Budapest and other Hungarian towns
Original title: Under the Frog
Year of publication: 1992
Nr of pages: 256
