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“The Tiger’s Wife” by Téa Obreht
War and death are intertwined with mythical surrealism in this author's debut novel
When Téa Obreht wrote “The Tiger’s Wife,” she was a 25-year-old student studying at Cornell University. Born in Yugoslavia, Obreht was heavily influenced by the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s. To escape from the conflict, her family left Yugoslavia for Egypt, then … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkans, Bosnian War, Death and war, doctors, medicine, Novels about death, Téa Obreht, The Tiger's Wife, War, Yugoslav Wars, Yugoslavia
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“The dead are celebrated. The dead are loved. They give something to the living. Once you put something into the ground, Doctor, you always know where to find it.”
- Téa Obreht from her novel "The Tiger's Wife"
