Womens Prize For Fiction Winner
The Tiger's Wife
by Téa Obreht
Summary
A young doctor in a war torn Balkan country pieces together the folklore behind her grandfather's death, from a deathless man to a deaf mute girl and an escaped tiger. Obreht fuses myth and the aftermath of conflict into a richly textured fable about how stories carry grief. Written in her mid twenties, her debut announced a strikingly assured talent.
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Historical Context & Significance
At twenty five, Téa Obreht became the youngest ever winner of the prize.