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“In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald as a stone and he takes me to see the tigers.”

Quote by Tea Obreht

Book:The Tiger's Wife

Work

The Tiger's Wife

Set in a war-torn Eastern Europe, the story follows a young doctor as she embarks on a journey to uncover the secrets of her late grandfather, a mysterious man known as the Tiger's Wife. more

Author

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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