Martel Yann. Beatrice and Virgil

At last! An astonishing and original new novel by the author of Life of Pi.
A famous author receives a mysterious letter from a man who is a struggling writer but also turns out to be a taxidermist, an eccentric and fascinating character who does not kill animals but preserves them as they lived, with skill and dedication – among them a howler monkey named Virgil and a donkey named Beatrice.