Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

I read this January 2013
I read, re-read and loved Life of Pi, so when I saw this in a charity shop I went for it.
The story involves a writer who has not published for a while and a taxidermist writing a play.  The pair meet and the book is about the play and their interaction.  It is an allegorical novel about the Holocaust.  VERY DARK, but excellent.
The play involves two animals a donkey and a howler monkey - Beatrice and Virgil,  talking about their hunger, pain, experiences.
I loved it.
10/10
Have you read it? tell me how you felt about it
Helen