Ballad of the Whiskey Robber

By Julian Rubinstein

Subjects: Sociology, Hungary, history, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Bank robberies, Nonfiction, Hungary, biography, Post-communism, Post-communism, europe, central, Post-communism, europe, eastern, Thieves

Description: Part Pink Panther, part Unbearable Lightness of Being, part Slap Shot, this uproariously funny, exuberantly praised book tells the story of Attila Ambrus, a professional hockey goalkeeper (possibly the worst in the sports history), gravedigger, roulette addict, whiskey drinker (with a fondness for women in leopard-skin hot pants), and native of Transylvania who became Hungarys celebrated gentlemen thief, the most charming outlaw-hero since the Sundance Kid.