In terms of people that I know, my grandmother and my mother are huge influences on my writing life because they are both massively supportive and always have been of my career. Tea Obreht careergrandmotherhuge Change image and share on social
My family lived in Egypt from 1993 to 1996. Tea Obreht egyptfamilylive Change image and share on social
A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions. Tea Obreht familyritualsuperstition Change image and share on social
I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma. Tea Obreht belgradegrandmavisit Change image and share on social
In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year. Tea Obreht grademesmove Change image and share on social
The best fiction stays with you and changes you. Tea Obreht fictionstay Change image and share on social
You never know what's going to happen in your life, and you never know what's going to happen in someone else's life either. Tea Obreht happenlife Change image and share on social
When I was eight years old, I wrote a paragraph-long short story about a goat on my mother's hundred-pound, black-and-white-screen laptop. The story came about largely because I liked the way the word 'goat' looked on the page, but I decided then and there that I wanted to be a writer. That desire never changed. Tea Obreht blackchangedecide share on social
I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is. Tea Obreht animalhaveprocess Change image and share on social