Yann Martel

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Michael Silverblatt

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Beatrice & Virgil (Spiegel & Grau)

After recognizing that most holocaust literature is centered on personal testimony, Yann Martel decided to create an allegory about the holocaust — a different approach to this traumatic material. He arrived at a sort of philosophical fable in the manner of Voltaire and Diderot. We discuss, in detail, his strategy and its meaning.

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Yann Martel: author, 'Beatrice & Virgil'

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