Téa Obreht: Tiger's Wife (2011, Penguin Random House)
English language
Published Nov. 21, 2011 by Penguin Random House.
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.
Very good. Reminded me of the best parts of THE HAKAWATI, folktales intermingled with personal history. The ending was a little weak and abrupt, in my opinion, but I still loved the book. I will certainly be picking up Obreht's next endeavor.
