Novelist Téa Obreht mined the superstitions of the former Yugoslavia, where she was born, for her debut novel The Tiger's Wife.

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The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 6, 2012

On today’s show: We’ll take a look at what life is like inside women’s prisons. Then Téa Obreht joins us for February’s installment of the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club to talk about her critically acclaimed novel, The Tiger’s Wife. Today’s A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at the Sphinx of Taharqo. And Al and Larry Ubell take your calls on home repair!

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