BONUS This edition contains a Beatrice and Virgil discussion guideWhen 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 monkeymdashnamedBeatrice and Virgilmdashand the epic journey they undertake togetherWith all the spirit and originality that madeLife of Piso beloved this brilliant new novel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey On the way Martel asks profound questions about life and art truth and deception responsibility and complicity
