The Tiger's Wife
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“Spectacular . . . [Téa Obreht] spins a tale of such marvel and magic in a literary voice so enchanting that the mesmerized reader wants her never to stop.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace.”—Time
ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times; Entertainment Weekly; The Christian Science Monitor; The Kansas City Star; Library Journal
In a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia, a young doctor, is compelled to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather’s recent death. Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of The Jungle Book and the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with “the deathless man.” But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told her—the legend of the tiger’s wife.
Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Téa Obreht, hailed by Colum McCann as “the most thrilling literary discovery in years,” has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original authors of her generation.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, O: The Oprah Magazine, The Economist, Vogue, Slate, Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, Dayton Daily News, Publishers Weekly, Alan Cheuse, NPR’s All Things Considered
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Eigentlich sehr gut geschrieben: Schöner Sprachstil, tolle Ideen. Eine Mischung aus Mystik und Geschichte (--> Ex-Jugoslawien etc.). Aber irgendwie bleibt so ein Restgefühl von "Da hätte man mehr draus machen können". Letztendlich weiß ich gar nicht genau worauf die Autorin hinaus wollte auch wenn mich einzelne Begebenheiten durchaus gefesselt haben. Wo jetzt der Zusammenhang war zwischen Tigerfrau, Großvater und dem Mann der nicht Sterben konnte hab ich aber nicht ganz begriffen. Außerdem fand ich es manchmal zuviel die Lebensgeschichte von gefühlt jeder neuen Figur erzählt zu bekommen. An sich also: Gutes Buch mit ein paar Schwächen.
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“Spectacular . . . [Téa Obreht] spins a tale of such marvel and magic in a literary voice so enchanting that the mesmerized reader wants her never to stop.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace.”—Time
ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times; Entertainment Weekly; The Christian Science Monitor; The Kansas City Star; Library Journal
In a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia, a young doctor, is compelled to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather’s recent death. Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of The Jungle Book and the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with “the deathless man.” But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told her—the legend of the tiger’s wife.
Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Téa Obreht, hailed by Colum McCann as “the most thrilling literary discovery in years,” has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original authors of her generation.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, O: The Oprah Magazine, The Economist, Vogue, Slate, Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, Dayton Daily News, Publishers Weekly, Alan Cheuse, NPR’s All Things Considered
Book Information
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Eigentlich sehr gut geschrieben: Schöner Sprachstil, tolle Ideen. Eine Mischung aus Mystik und Geschichte (--> Ex-Jugoslawien etc.). Aber irgendwie bleibt so ein Restgefühl von "Da hätte man mehr draus machen können". Letztendlich weiß ich gar nicht genau worauf die Autorin hinaus wollte auch wenn mich einzelne Begebenheiten durchaus gefesselt haben. Wo jetzt der Zusammenhang war zwischen Tigerfrau, Großvater und dem Mann der nicht Sterben konnte hab ich aber nicht ganz begriffen. Außerdem fand ich es manchmal zuviel die Lebensgeschichte von gefühlt jeder neuen Figur erzählt zu bekommen. An sich also: Gutes Buch mit ein paar Schwächen.