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The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

The Tiger's Wife

A Novel

by Téa Obreht
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  • First Published:
  • Mar 8, 2011, 352 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Nov 2011, 368 pages
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  Magical Realism

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