- Fiction, Taxidermists in fiction, Animals in fiction, Animals
Fate takes many forms. . . . When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. 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.With all the spirit and originality that made Life of Pi so beloved, this brilliant new novel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey. On the way Martel asks profound questions about life and art, truth and deception, responsibility and complicity.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Author
- Yann Martel
- First published
- 2010
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Sayfa 6, Albatros, Random House Large Print
- Editions
- 33
- Language
- Russian, English
- ISBN
- 9789751030733
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Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning novel *Life of Pi,* an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. *Life of Pi* was adapted for a movie directed by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars. Martel is also the author of the novels *The High Mountains of Portugal,* *Beatrice and Virgil,* and *Self;* the collection of stories The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios; and a collection of letters to Canada's Prime Minister, *101 Letters to a Prime Minister.*
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