Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel by Yann Martel

Author:Yann Martel
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Literary, Taxidermists, Psychological Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - General, Psychological, Authors, Animals, General, English Canadian Novel And Short Story
ISBN: 9781400069262
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Published: 2010-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

"That's the end of the opening scene," he said. "Beatrice hasn't ever eaten a pear in her life, or even seen one, and Virgil tries to describe one for her."

"Yes, I remember."

He continued:

He stopped. That even, expressionless style he had of reading was really quite effective, Henry decided. He brought his hands up and quietly made the motion of clapping.

"That's excellent," he said. "I like that analogy between the sun and faith."

The taxidermist nodded slightly.

"And when Virgil says that talk is better than silence, and there's a long silence that follows, broken by Beatrice saying, 'It is,' I can see that working well onstage."

Again, no definite reaction. I should get used to it, Henry told himself. It was likely shyness.

"This sudden darkness--with Beatrice bursting into tears--that's also a nice contrast in tone with the lighter first scene. By the way, where is the play set? I didn't get that."

"It was on the first page."

"Yes, I know, they're in some park or forest."

"No, before that."

"There wasn't anything before that."

"I thought I had copied it," said the taxidermist.

He gave Henry three pages. The first page contained the following information:

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