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brilliant recreation of postwar Eastern Europe
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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.
The main historical events that are addressed are: the bloodless occupation of Buda, the seat of the Hungarian kings, in 1541, and the 1552 Siege of Eger (now in Northern Hungary) by the Turks, that forms the major topic of the novel.
Unusual, shocking, politically incorrect, and humorous stories about joy and struggle of a newcomer in the United States. / Amerikai-angolt tanulók számára, illetve azoknak, akik szeretik a szokatlan, megrázó, politikailag helytelen és humoros történeteket.
István Fekete, whose animal stories are very popular, gives a vivid picture of Thistle ans his human world, which should hold youngsters from the first world to the last.
For Hungarians the past is always present at the dinner table, as is curiosity, sensitivity and a love for the spicy parts of life. This is a culture, after all, who love their paprika almost as much as they love a good yarn.