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Beatrice and Virgil : a novel

Title
  1. Beatrice and Virgil : a novel / Yann Martel.
Published by
  1. Edinburgh : Canongate, 2010.
Author
  1. Martel, Yann, 1963-

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Description
  1. 197 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Animals > Fiction
  2. Psychological fiction
  3. Taxidermists > Fiction
  4. Fate and fatalism > Fiction
Genre/Form
  1. Psychological fiction.
Call number
  1. JFD 12-4126
Note
  1. "Winner of the Man Booker Prize"--Cover.
Author
  1. Martel, Yann, 1963-
Title
  1. Beatrice and Virgil : a novel / Yann Martel.
Imprint
  1. Edinburgh : Canongate, 2010.
ISBN
  1. 9781847677655 (hc)
  2. 1847677657 (hc)
  3. 9781847677662 (pbk. ; export)
  4. 1847677665 (pbk. ; export)
Research call number
  1. JFD 12-4126
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