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The tiger's wife : a novel / Téa Obreht.
Summary:
Remembering childhood stories her grandfather once told her, young physician Natalia becomes convinced that he spent his last days searching for "the deathless man," a vagabond who claimed to be immortal. As Natalia struggles to understand why her grandfather, a deeply rational man would go on such a farfetched journey, she stumbles across a clue that leads her to the extraordinary story of the tiger's wife.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385343848 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 353 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: Random House trade pbk. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes a reader's guide. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Women physicians > Fiction. Orphanages > Fiction. Grandparent and child > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Balkan Peninsula > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 15 of 15 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 15 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valemount Public Library | f obr (Text) | 35194014154116 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Struggling to understand why her beloved grandfather left his family to die alone in a field hospital far from home, a young doctor in a war-torn Balkan country takes over her grandfather's search for a mythical ageless vagabond while referring to a worncopy of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book." - Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ⢠The instant classic debut novel from the author of Inland and The Morningside, hailed as âa thrilling beginning to what will certainly be a great literary careerâ (Elle)
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âSpectacular . . . [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.ââEntertainment Weekly
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âNot since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace.ââTime
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 grandfatherâs 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 âthe deathless man.â But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told herâthe legend of the tigerâs wife.
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Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Téa Obreht, hailed by Colum McCann as âthe most thrilling literary discovery in years,â 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, NPRâs All Things Considered
