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As we are drawn deeper into their disturbing moral fable, the relationship between the two faltering writers named Henry becomes more and more complex until it can only be resolved in an explosive, unexpected catastrophe. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThough\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeatrice \u0026amp; Virgil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis initially as wry and engaging as anything Yann Martel has written, this book gradually grows into something more, a shattering and ultimately transfixing work that asks searching questions about the nature of our understanding of history, the meaning of suffering and the value of art. Together it\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a pioneeringly original and profoundly moving accomplishment, one that meets Kafka’s description of what a book should be: the axe for the frozen sea within us."}
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