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“In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year.”

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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