Beatrice and Virgil : a novel /
Yann Martel.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
- 197 p. ; 21 cm.
Booklist starred, March 2010
Henry, a writer, receives a curious letter from an elderly taxidermist who wants Henry to help him write a play about a donkey and a howler monkey--Beatrice and Virgil--but Henry feel increasingly uncomfortable as he learns more about the odd world of the taxidermist and his perilous plans for Beatrice and Virgil.