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The author's own press material piles on the pressure, calling Yann Martel's new book the "hugely anticipated follow-up to 'Life of Pi.' "
But with "Beatrice and Virgil," the Canadian novelist does not follow in "Pi's" footsteps -- the boy, the tiger, the shipwreck -- at all. It is a totally different animal:See the full content of this document
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Modern-Day Aesop Crafts Stunning Holocaust Fable
"Beatrice and Virgil" is a Holocaust fable.
You should read it.In this short book, Martel wraps one story around another, using moments of sublime sweetness in one part as counterpoint to the disturbing creepiness of the other.The unsettling undercurrent builds slowly and dece...See the full content of this document
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