The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber
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The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein
A true-life screwball Ealing Comedy caper set in the twilight of the Eastern bloc
" 'Punchy, hitarious, and apparently even true.. truth can be better than fiction' - Gary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook. 'A fast-paced and exquisitely detailed true-crime lark' - Outside. 'This stuff just can't be made up' - Maxim. 'An instant classic' - Globe & Mail (Canada). 'Outrageously entortaining' - San Francisco Chronicle. 'One of the quirklest and most riveting narratives. Weirdness has never been so winning' - Elle. 'Rubinstein has found a story of the sort that would make even the most dry-mouthed journalist slobber. Sometimes sad, often hilarious and always absurd, Ambrus's tale microcomsically condenses the politico-historic oddities into one entertaining and fairly tidy narrative. With a keen eye for the ridiculous, fearlessly high-speed prose and an extraordinary wealth of reported detail. Rubinstein conducts the affair like an unusually thoughtful carnival barker.' - New York Times"
Julian Rubinstein began his career as a sports reporter and writer. He has written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated, been selected for the Best American Crime Writing anthology and cited twice by the Best American Sports Writing. He is a contributing editor to Details. He spent three years researching this book and was the only non-Hungarian journalist allowed access to Attila Ambrus.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719563041 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719563046 |
| Title | The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber |
| Author | Julian Rubinstein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2005-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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