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Women's Prize for Fiction うぃめんず・ぷらいず・ふぉー・ふぃくしょん

Edition 16 (2011)

NovelFor female authorsEnglish-language worksWorks published in the UK

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Téa Obreht てぃあ おぶれひと Winner

Set in a small town in the former Yugoslavia, the novel follows a young woman who investigates the mystery surrounding her grandfather’s death while folktale, family memory, and the aftereffects of war intertwine. Its hallmark is a voice where realism and legend continually blur.

Folktale and memory overlap as a family mystery unfolds.

384 pages
folklore and legendwar and memoryfamily history