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“At the end of the day, despite all the other great things that literature does in society and in a person's life, I think that we read to escape. And I think that place, more than anything, provides that escape quickly, if an author is engaged with the place.”

Quote by Tea Obreht

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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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