Yann Martel – Beatrice & Virgil

Start: May 22 2010 7:00 pm

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 (Spiegel & Grau, $24) —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 Yann Martel asks profound questions about life and art, truth and deception, responsibility and complicity.