Congratulations to Téa Obreht whose debut novel The Tiger’s Wife won the Orange Prize today, making her the youngest winner in the prize’s history (she’s the 15th winner). I didn’t particularly like the book as a whole, though I do think Obreht is a fine writer. Certainly we’ll be hearing her name again (I’m hoping her best work is still ahead of her).
Congrats to Obreht too. Just made the post today. I may have to read this at a point in time.
Again, I second your take on Obreht. I’m glad she won it, though – she has serious talent. I hope this gives her more room to flourish into the great writer she could clearly become.
I didn’t like this book that much as a whole, yet I loved the sum of its parts. Sounds odd but it is true. I agree though, she will definitely be an author to watch.