WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION
'Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace' Time
'A marvel of beauty and imagination' Ann Patchett
A tiger escapes from the local zoo, padding through the ruined streets and onwards, to a ridge above the Balkan village of Galina. His nocturnal visits hold the villagers in a terrified thrall - but for one boy, the tiger is a thing of magic.
Natalia is the granddaughter of that boy. Now a doctor, she is visiting orphanages in the war-torn Balkans when she receives word of her beloved grandfather's death, far from their home, in circumstances shrouded in mystery.
Compelled to unravel the truth, Natalia stumbles upon a clue that will lead her to a tattered copy of The Jungle Book, and then to the most extraordinary story her grandfather never told her - the legend of the tiger's wife.
One of the most
BRILLIANT (Sunday Times)
ASTONISHING (New York Times)
PRODIGIOUS (Guardian)
FORMIDABLE (Financial Times)
EXTRAORDINARY (Vogue)
writers of her generation
| ISBN: | 9781474613811 |
| Publication date: | 13th June 2019 |
| Author: | Téa Obreht |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 335 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Sense of place Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales |
WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION
'Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace' Time
'A marvel of beauty and imagination' Ann Patchett
A tiger escapes from the local zoo, padding through the ruined streets and onwards, to a ridge above the Balkan village of Galina. His nocturnal visits hold the villagers in a terrified thrall - but for one boy, the tiger is a thing of magic.
Natalia is the granddaughter of that boy. Now a doctor, she is visiting orphanages in the war-torn Balkans when she receives word of her beloved grandfather's death, far from their home, in circumstances shrouded in mystery.
Compelled to unravel the truth, Natalia stumbles upon a clue that will lead her to a tattered copy of The Jungle Book, and then to the most extraordinary story her grandfather never told her - the legend of the tiger's wife.
One of the most
BRILLIANT (Sunday Times)
ASTONISHING (New York Times)
PRODIGIOUS (Guardian)
FORMIDABLE (Financial Times)
EXTRAORDINARY (Vogue)
writers of her generation
The Tiger's Wife features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
The Tiger's Wife is available in Paperback
The Tiger's Wife was written by Téa Obreht and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion
The Tiger's Wife has 335 pages
£8.99