{"product_id":"the-tigers-wife-9780385343848","title":"The Tiger's Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST -\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"Spectacular . . .  T a Obreht] spins a tale of such marvel and magic in a literary voice so enchanting that the mesmerized reader wants her never to stop.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for T a Obreht's second novel, \u003ci\u003eInland\u003c\/i\u003e, now available.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times - Entertainment Weekly - The Christian Science Monitor - The Kansas City Star - Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, T a Obreht, the youngest of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's twenty best American fiction writers under forty, has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original authors of her generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle Book \u003c\/i\u003eand 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal - O: The Oprah Magazine - The Economist - Vogue - \u003c\/i\u003eSlate\u003ci\u003e - Chicago Tribune - The Seattle Times - Dayton Daily News - Publishers Weekly - \u003c\/i\u003eAlan Cheuse, NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stunning . . . a richly textured and searing novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Obreht] has a talent for subtle plotting that eludes most writers twice her age, and her descriptive powers suggest a kind of channeled genius. . . . No novel  this year] has been more satisfying.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Filled with astonishing immediacy and presence, fleshed out with detail that seems firsthand, \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger's Wife \u003c\/i\u003eis all the more remarkable for being the product not of observation but of imagination.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"That \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e never slips entirely into magical realism is part of its magic. . . . Its graceful commingling of contemporary realism and village legend seems even more absorbing.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obreht, Téa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385343848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Téa Obreht","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39810271379531,"sku":"9780385343848","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_1bb935b1-d9f9-4e5f-a316-e0bff32e262e.jpg?v=1658242466","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-tigers-wife-9780385343848","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}