{"product_id":"9781921758270","title":"Beatrice and Virgil","description":"Author: Martel, Yann\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781921758270\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 May 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDestiny can take many shapes. For Henry, a writer struggling to finish a book about the Holocaust, it arrives in the form of a puzzling envelope from a stranger.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe envelope takes him into a taxidermist's workshop. Filled with lovingly preserved animals from all corners of the globe, this place is unlike anywhere he has ever been. Among the hundreds of stuffed animals are Beatrice and Virgil: a monkey and a donkey - they are also the characters in a play the taxidermist is writing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen taxidermist asks Henry for help with the play, he is drawn in. But what is this play actually about? What have the animals suffered at the hands of the author? Who is he? And what does he really want from Henry?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith the imaginative reach and spirit that helped \u003ci\u003eLife of Pi \u003c\/i\u003edelight over seven million readers around the world, \u003ci\u003eBeatrice and Virgil \u003c\/i\u003easks profound questions about violence, kindness, and the power of stories to change us.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135682097310,"sku":"UBD-9781921758270","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781921758270.jpg?v=1786626809","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781921758270","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}