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...shipwreck, a tiger, and God connected? All play a major part in Yann Martel??s Booker Prize winning novel, “Life of Pi.” Nearly nine years after the publication of his runaway success, Martel sits down with FM on a sunny afternoon at the First Unitarian Church in Harvard Square to discuss his new book, his résumé, President Obama, and religion...
...extinct animal and those of Holocaust victims. Martel also appears to take umbrage at the idea that the Holocaust must always remain a static concept. According to Henry, first-hand accounts of past suffering cannot accomplish the same emotional and intellectual challenge that a piece of fiction can. Martel??s book is therefore a revolutionary move written in protest against the reluctance to portray the Holocaust outside of non-fiction. Yet a simple look at the corpus of contemporary Western literature shows that the Holocaust has made its way into fiction...
There is indeed no exit from “Beatrice and Virgil,” not even when the book culminates in its final moment of overwhelming crescendo, as Martel??s characters find themselves trapped in an eruption of hell-like flames. Like the echoing themes of a fugue, all the components of the Martel??s novel fit tightly together, leading up to one ultimate moment of terror...
...fun” and was grateful for the experience. “Although there are still things I disagree about in [Sundquist’s campaign], I love the people,” she said. While the two camps were congenial, the competitive air was still alive as Martel??s supporters held up signs reading, “Hanging Chads, Election Stolen” and “We Demand a Recount, Some Cabot Voters Barred From Booths,” after the Sundquist-Sarafa victory was announced. “This election is not over...
Late in the proceedings, Martel??in an apparent jab at Willey, a member of the polo team—spoke incredulously of the notion of “middle class polo players who own horses...