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Beatrice and Virgil is Canadian writer Yann Martel's third novel. First published in April 2010, it contains an allegorical tale about representations of the Holocaust. It tells the story of Henry, a novelist, who receives the manuscript of a play in a letter from a reader.
- Yann Martel
- 2010
13 apr 2010 · What are the ethical and moral quandaries of depicting the Holocaust with anything but straight facts? That’s at the heart of Yann Martel’s Beatrice & Virgil, his disappointing follow-up to his prize-winning, bestselling Life Of Pi.
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12 apr 2010 · VIRGIL: A ripe pear overflows with sweet juiciness. BEATRICE: Oh, that sounds good. VIRGIL: Slice a pear and you will find that its flesh is incandescent white.
As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey—named Beatrice and Virgil —and the epic journey they undertake together.
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With the imaginative reach and spirit that helped Life of Pidelight over seven million readers around the world, Beatrice and Virgil asks profound questions about violence, kindness, and the...
As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey—named Beatrice and Virgil—and the...
1 feb 2012 · 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...
