Beatrice and Virgil
by Yann Martel
216 pages· 2012· ISBN 9788184756142
About
Henry, an acclaimed writer, receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist that poses an irresistible puzzle. As he is pulled into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey—named Beatrice and Virgil—the taxidermist’s ‘guides through hell’. Together the three embark on an epic journey. This novel from Yann Martel’s is a profound meditation on life, art and the liberating power of stories
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