by Téa Obreht · Phoenix · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781780220796
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«The Tiger's Wife» is the magical realism novel by Téa Obreht, published by Phoenix in paperback (340 pages, in English).
Natalia, a young doctor, travels to a Balkan country recovering from war to vaccinate children at an orphanage by the sea. There she tries to solve the mystery of her grandfather's death, a prestigious doctor who set off on a journey without explanation. To understand him, she reconstructs the stories he used to tell her, including that of a tiger that escaped from the zoo during World War II and that of an immortal vagabond; the novel weaves family legend, superstition and secrets into a tale that combines memory and fiction.
The author's debut, winner of the 2011 Orange Prize and finalist for the National Book Award.
Recommended for readers of contemporary literary fiction interested in magical realism and narratives set in the Balkans.
Téa Obreht is an American novelist. She won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2011 for The Tiger's Wife, her debut novel.
