Tea Obreht – författare

The New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife returns with a stunning tale of perseverance that follows an epic journey across an unforgettable landscape of magic and myth. In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life—her husband, a newspaperman, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home, and her husband’s seventeen-year-old cousin, who communes with spirits. Lurie is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts. He sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires a momentous expedition across the West. The way in which Nora and Lurie’s stories intertwine is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel. Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, Inland is grounded in true but little-known history. It showcases all of Téa Obreht’s talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely–and unforgettably–her own.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia, a young doctor, is compelled to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather’s recent death. Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of The Jungle Bookand the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with “the deathless man.” But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told her—the legend of the tiger’s wife.Look for special features inside.Join the Circle for author chats and more.RandomHouseReadersCircle.com

The New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife returns with a stunning tale of perseverance that follows an epic journey across an unforgettable landscape of magic and myth. In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life---her husband, a newspaperman, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home, and her husband's seventeen-year-old cousin, who communes with spirits. Lurie is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts. He sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires a momentous expedition across the West. The way in which Nora and Lurie's stories intertwine is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel. Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, Inland is grounded in true but little-known history. It showcases all of T a Obreht's talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely--and unforgettably--her own.

There's the world you can see. And then there's the one you can't. Welcome to The Morningside.When Silvia and her mother finally land in a place called Island City, after being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, they end up living and working at The Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower where Silvia's aunt, Ena, serves as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her new life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about their family's past. Silvia knows almost nothing about the place she was born and spent her early years; nor does she know why she and her mother had to leave. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to give a young girl glimpses into the folktales of her demolished homeland, a place of natural beauty and communal spirit that is lacking in Silvia's lonely and impoverished reality.Enchanted by Ena's stories, Silvia begins seeing the world with magical possibilities, and becomes obsessed with the mysterious older woman who lives in the penthouse of the Morningside. Bezi Duras is an enigma to everyone in the building; she has her own elevator entrance, and only leaves to go out at night and walk her three massive hounds, often not returning until the early morning. Silvia's mission to unravel the truth about this woman's life, and her own haunted past, may end up costing her everything.Startling, inventive, and profoundly moving, THE MORNINGSIDE is a novel about the stories we tell, and the stories we refuse to tell, to make sense of where we came from, and who we hope we might become.

Ylistetty uutuus Tiikerin vaimon kirjoittajalta

Karun lumoava Vedetön maa on rakkaudentunnustus myyttiselle Amerikan lännelle.

Kuivuuden korventama Arizona vuonna 1893. Kaksi poikkeuksellista ihmistä joiden kohtalot sivuavat. Nora on sinnikäs rajaseudun nainen, jonka mies on kadonnut vedenhakumatkalla. Antisankari Lurie, muslimi ja kamelilla kulkeva lainsuojaton, on pakomatkalla syvälle länteen. Häntä piinaavat kuolleiden täyttymättömät toiveet ja elämänjano. Kaikki janoavat jotakin.

Obreht uudistaa länkkärigenreä omakseen: yhtä aikaa hulvattomaksi ja runolliseksi vaellukseksi halki maagisen erämaan.

Téa Obreht (s. 1985) voitti Orange-palkinnon kiitetyllä esikoisteoksellaan Tiikerin vaimo (2011). Teos myi yli miljoona kappaletta ja sen käännösoikeudet myytiin 37 maahan. Kun Téa oli 12-vuotias, Obrehtin perhe pakeni Balkanin sotaa Yhdysvaltoihin, mutta jo lapsuutensa Jugoslaviassa Téa kiinnostui Amerikan western-perinteestä, sillä hänelle rakas isoisä kertoi kiehtovia tarinoita Amerikan lännen villeistä rajaseuduista ja intiaaneista. Obreht myös otti isoisänsä sukunimen kirjailijanimekseen. Vedettömässä maassa kuultaa Cormac McCarthyn julmankaunis mielenmaisema mutta myös Huck Finnin veijarimainen, levoton kertojaääni.

Presidentti Barack Obama nosti Obrehtin Vedettömän maan kesälukemistonsa parhaimmistoon vuonna 2019.