The Thought Gang

by Tibor Fischer

Published 16 October 1995
A novel about a British philosopher who teams up with a one-armed French convict to rob banks, from Montpellier to Toulon. Tibor Fischer has also written Under the Frog, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Under the Frog

by Tibor Fischer

Published 1 October 1993
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.