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Beatrice and Virgil
Yann Martel
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Description for Beatrice and Virgil
Hardback. When a letter from an elderly taxidermist drops onto Henry's doormat it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358. Very good copy in pristine dustwrapper . First edition signed by the Author with neat newsclippings
Fate takes many forms . . . When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulling 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. With all the spirit and orginality that made Life of Pi so treasured, this brilliant new novel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey. On the way, Martel asks profound questions about life and ... Read more
Fate takes many forms . . . When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulling 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. With all the spirit and orginality that made Life of Pi so treasured, this brilliant new novel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey. On the way, Martel asks profound questions about life and ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Canongate Books London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847677655
SKU
KEX0303187
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Yann Martel
Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963. After studying philosophy at university, he worked at odd jobs and travelled before turning to writing. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, which was translated into thirty-eight languages. Yann Martel lives in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Reviews for Beatrice and Virgil
Every page offers something of tension, humanity, surprise, or even ecstasy
The Times on Life of Pi
Ultimately uplifting
Daily Mail on Life of Pi
A terrific book ... fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore
Margaret Atwood
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The Times on Life of Pi
Ultimately uplifting
Daily Mail on Life of Pi
A terrific book ... fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore
Margaret Atwood
Sunday Times on Life ... Read more