![]() ![]() The whole is more than the sum of the parts here, since each section picks up power from the others. ![]() ![]() In his new novel, The High Mountains of Portugal, the Spanish-born Canadian author works in a different setting - or three settings, actually, since he offers a series of three interlocking tales. A tiger and a teenager awash together on the deep blue sea for 227 days? Only Martel could charm us into that suspension of disbelief, making the unlikely tale into fable rather than fluff. When Yann Martel gave us the international sensation Life of Pi in 2001, readers discovered a novelist-alchemist, capable of spinning gold out of improbable characters and anomalous scenarios. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The High Mountains of Portugal Author Yann Martel ![]()
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