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Téa Obreht Unexpected Orange Prize Win: A Return To Fables

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First Posted: 06/09/11 11:49 AM ET Updated: 08/09/11 06:12 AM ET

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guardian.co.uk:

Clearly, I wasn't the only one caught on the hop by Téa Obreht's Orange prize win. With odds of 2/1, Emma Donoghue's novel, Room, was the galloping favourite to take the prize. The Tiger's Wife was given joint-lowest odds of 6/1, and the book notched up just 8% of the shortlist's sales through Amazon (Room took a thumping 69%).

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Clearly, I wasn't the only one caught on the hop by Téa Obreht's Orange prize win. With odds of 2/1, Emma Donoghue's novel, Room, was the galloping favourite to take the prize. The Tiger's Wife was g...
Clearly, I wasn't the only one caught on the hop by Téa Obreht's Orange prize win. With odds of 2/1, Emma Donoghue's novel, Room, was the galloping favourite to take the prize. The Tiger's Wife was g...
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