Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel, by Yann Martel

Another great book from the author of the Famous life of Pi, Yann Martel. Henry L'Hote is a tremendously successful novelist who is thwarted in his ambition to publish his next novel. He receives a mysterious box from a fan while taking a vacation from writing, along with a note asking for his assistance and parts of a narrative and a play. What happens next is a scene straight out of a Yann Martel novel. He has a way of making the absurd and unbelievable appear routine.