A spellbinding journey through the troubled history and colourful folklore of the Balkans, from the youngest ever winner of the Orange Prize. Natalia is on a quest: to discover the truth about her beloved grandfather. He has died far from home, in circumstances shrouded in mystery. Recalling stories her grandfather told her as a child, Natalia suspects he may have died trying to unravel two mysteries. One was the fate of a tiger which escaped during German bombing raids in 1941; the other a man who claimed to be immortal. But, as Natalia learns, there are no simple truths or easy answers in this landscape echoing with myths but still scarred by war.

Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011!

About the Author
Tea Obreht was born in 1985 in the former Yugoslavia, emigrating to the US in 1997. She was the youngest author on The New Yorker's Top 20 Writers under 40 List, and one of the youngest authors ever to be extracted in the magazine. Her short story, 'The Laugh', debuted in The Atlantic Fiction Issue and was then chosen for The Best American Short Stories 2010, while her short story, 'The Sentry' appeared in the Guardian Summer Fiction Issue alongside stories by Hilary Mantel and David Mitchell. Her novel, The Tiger's Wife, has won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011. She lives in New York.

Reviews
A wonderful, really remarkable novel...fascinating, unusual, original -- Erica Wagner on WOMAN'S HOUR, RADIO 4 A magical, distinctive tale. -- Emma Lee-Potter DAILY EXPRESS As enchanting as it is surprising ... Obreht's prose style is full-bodied and vibrant, and she conjures brilliant images on every page. -- Edmund Gordon SUNDAY TIMES War and its legacy ricochets through Obreht's kaleidoscopic dance of myth, folk memory and interrelated stories ... dizzying and ambitious LONDON METRO a stunning tale with the mythic quality of a fairy story TIMES Mysterious and funny SUNDAY HERALD A distinctive, magical tale DAILY EXPRESS


Awards
Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction 2011. Short-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2012 and Dylan Thomas Prize 2011 and Galaxy National Book Awards: International Author of the Year 2011.



Book Information
ISBN 9780753827406
Author Tea Obreht
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 244g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 129mm * 23mm