Like his previous novel, Yann Martel uses animals for allegory once again in his 2010 novel, Beatrice and Virgil. Instead of telling the story of the life of a boy practising three religions at once and how all three helped him when being stranded in the Pacific Ocean for almost a year, Martel explores a even more fragile topic: the Holocaust. Equipped with impressive ideas and approaches, the novel still hides a bit of a surprise. Whether it be a pleasant or unpleasant one is up for the reader to decide.