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The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

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Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
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For most of us, our first introduction to the concept of magic is through the stories told us by our elders. As we grow up, we typically leave these tales behind. Yet even as we congratulate ourselves for embracing a world of invigorating realism and stark practicalities, we realize that something is lost. Our connection to our own past, to the previous…

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