The Takeaway's Summer Book Club: 'The Tiger's Wife' Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Novelist Téa Obreht mined the superstitions of the former Yugoslavia, where she was born, for her debut novel The Tiger's Wife. ( Courtesy of Random House ) Produced by Jillian Weinberger Produced by PRI and WNYC