Beatrice and virgil: a novel Martel, Yann

By:

Martel, Yann

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2010 Penguin Books India Pvt.Ltd. New DelhiDescription: 190 pISBN:

9780670084517

Subject(s):

Novel

DDC classification:

823 M2B2

Summary: When Henry, a prize-winning writer who wants to write a book about the Holocaust, finds a letter from an elderly taxidermist on his doormat, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled closer to 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 charm and spirit that drew seven million readers to Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil takes the reader on a tremendous and powerful imaginative journey. On the way Martel asks profound questions and leaves you reflecting on the nature of human cruelty, kindness, moral engagement and moral compromise, life and art, and the liberating power of stories. (http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/category/Fiction/Beatrice_and_Virgil_9780670084517.aspx)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ahmedabad	Fiction	823 M2B2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		170133

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When Henry, a prize-winning writer who wants to write a book about the Holocaust, finds a letter from an elderly taxidermist on his doormat, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled closer to 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 charm and spirit that drew seven million readers to Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil takes the reader on a tremendous and powerful imaginative journey. On the way Martel asks profound questions and leaves you reflecting on the nature of human cruelty, kindness, moral engagement and moral compromise, life and art, and the liberating power of stories. (http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/category/Fiction/Beatrice_and_Virgil_9780670084517.aspx)

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