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“No matter how grave the secret, how imperative absolute silence, someone would always feel the urge to confess, and an unleashed secret is a terrible force.”

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Tea Obreht
Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht is a Serbian-American author who gained fame with her novel 'The Tiger's Wife,' which won the Booker Prize in 2011 and received widespread acclaim. Her works often explore themes of history, memory, and the human condition. more

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