num_pages: 250
description: Set in post-war Hungary between 1944 and 1956, this ferociously funny and bitterly sad story follows the fortunes of two young men in the pursuit of sex and the avoidance of work and army service. They survive the chaos of communism by becoming part of a travelling basketball team.
language: English
title: Under The Frog: A Black Comedy - 1st Edition/1st Printing
titlecomplete: Under The Frog: A Black Comedy - 1st Edition/1st Printing
genres: British Literature, Humor, Contemporary, Hungarian Literature, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Historical, Fiction, Hungary
ratings_count: 1924
places: Hungary
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Betty Trask Award
publisher: The New Press