Tea Obreht is the author of The Tiger's Wife. (Courtesy of Tea Obreht)
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Young author debuts with a splash
Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/14/2011, 10:06 a.m.
At 24, Tea Obreht has gained notoriety as one of the best American fiction writers under 40. Born in Yugoslavia, raised in Cyprus and Egypt, Tea's first novel "The Tiger's Wife" follows a woman searching for answers through her grandfather's stories.
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