Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel This instant

Beatrice and Virgil is not very similar to Life of Pi, which I loved. Like Pi, it has many different layers. It is a story about an author, Henry, who is interested in the Holocaust and the retelling of it from a fictional standpoint. He becomes acquainted with a taxidermist, who seems to have a genuine interest in writing, just like Henry, and seeks Henry's advice on a play he is writing. The play is gripping and disturbing. It parallels many truths about the Holocaust and human nature, even though it is essentially about a monkey and a donkey. It makes you think about the Holocaust in an allegorical context, as the animals endure hunger, thirst, and torture. The cruelty to the animals is so poignant that I wonder if Martel is perhaps making a comment on the way humans regularly kill and abuse animals. One large scale example I can think of is the millions of factory farm animals systematically slaughtered on a daily basis, without so much as killing them before they are skinned alive. Our own animal Holocaust? The ending of the book is amazing and dramatic- a complete surprise which left me wondering "What just happened??" Not for the faint of heart but truly moving.Get more detail about Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel.