Yann Martel: 'Beatrice and Virgil'
With the spirit and originality that made "Life of Pi" so beloved, Martel's new novel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey. On the way Martel asks profound questions about life and art, truth and deception, responsibility and complicity. Martel won the 2002 Man Booker Prize for "Life of Pi," his story of a boy and a tiger adrift at sea.