{"product_id":"the-tigers-wife-tea-obreht-paperback","title":"The Tiger's Wife -- Téa Obreht, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST -\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"Spectacular . . .  T a Obreht] spins a tale of such marvel and magic in a literary voice so enchanting that the mesmerized reader wants her never to stop.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for T a Obreht's second novel, \u003ci\u003eInland\u003c\/i\u003e, now available.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times - Entertainment Weekly - The Christian Science Monitor - The Kansas City Star - Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, T a Obreht, the youngest of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's twenty best American fiction writers under forty, has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original authors of her generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia, a young doctor, is compelled to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather's recent death. Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle Book \u003c\/i\u003eand the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with \"the deathless man.\" But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told her--the legend of the tiger's wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal - O: The Oprah Magazine - The Economist - Vogue - \u003c\/i\u003eSlate\u003ci\u003e - Chicago Tribune - The Seattle Times - Dayton Daily News - Publishers Weekly - \u003c\/i\u003eAlan Cheuse, NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stunning . . . a richly textured and searing novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Obreht] has a talent for subtle plotting that eludes most writers twice her age, and her descriptive powers suggest a kind of channeled genius. . . . No novel  this year] has been more satisfying.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Filled with astonishing immediacy and presence, fleshed out with detail that seems firsthand, \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger's Wife \u003c\/i\u003eis all the more remarkable for being the product not of observation but of imagination.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"That \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e never slips entirely into magical realism is part of its magic. . . . Its graceful commingling of contemporary realism and village legend seems even more absorbing.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Téa Obreht\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385343848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e144667 \/ Tiger's Wife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2011 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2011 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2011 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTéa Obreht\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia in 1985 and has lived in the United States since the age of twelve. Her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been named by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the twenty best American fiction writers under forty and included in the National Book Foundation's list of 5 Under 35. 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