Beatrice and Virgil
ISBN 0-307-39877-3 (first edition, hardcover) | | |
| Preceded by | Life of Pi | |
|---|---|---|
| Followed by | The High Mountains of Portugal | |
Beatrice and Virgil is
taxidermist, who introduces him to the play's protagonists, two taxidermy animals—Beatrice, a donkey, and Virgil, a monkey.[1]
Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and sold seven million copies worldwide.[2]
References to other works
Early on in the story, the protagonist, an author, (some say that the protagonist is a reflection of Yann himself) makes reference to
Guernica
.
Extracts are quoted from
Diderot is later discussed along with Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot
.
The title is an allusion to two of the main characters in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
Notes
- ^ a b Barber, John. Martel's post-modern Holocaust allegory fetches $3-million advance, The Globe and Mail, April 6, 2010.
- ^ Flood, Alison. Yann Martel takes break from lobbying PM to promote new novel, The Guardian, March 1, 2010.
Further reading
Wikiquote has quotations related to Beatrice and Virgil.
- Martel, Yann. Beatrice and Virgil. Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2010.
- Barber, John. Yann Martel: Lost and found, The Globe and Mail, May 1, 2010.