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Tibor Fischer

Tibor Fischer

Prizes judged

Tibor Fischer was born in Stockport in 1959 of Hungarian parents. He was once nominated as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists

Brought up in South London he was educated at Cambridge and worked as a journalist. He was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 1993 for his first novel, Under the Frog, which also won the Betty Trask Award.

All nominated books

Under The Frog
Tibor Fischer's first novel is both a spirited indictment of totalitarianism and a hugely enjoyable coming-of-age journey