Informationen zum Autor Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963. After studying philosophy at university! he worked at odd jobs and travelled before turning to writing. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi! which was translated into thirty-eight languages. Yann Martel lives in Saskatchewan! Canada. This brilliant new novel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey. The audio CD of the new novel from the author of the multi-million copy-selling Life of Pi Zusammenfassung Fate takes many forms. 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. With all the spirit and originality that made Life of Pi so treasured! 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.

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This brilliant new novel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey.