High Mountains of Portugal Letters constantly engaging" (Jared Diamond) exploration

constantly engaging" (Jared Diamond) exploration of the role that religious belief plays in our lives and our interactions

a New York Times Readers' Choice Best Book of the Century

informative introduction explores the Bronze Age milieu that produced the epic

and naturally vegan

- An introduction

High Mountains of Portugal Letters constantly engaging" (Jared Diamond) explorationNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Fifteen years after The Life of Pi, Yann Martel is taking us on another long journey. Fans of his Man Booker Prize winning novel will recognize familiar themes from that seafaring phenomenon, but the itinerary in this imaginative new book is entirely fresh. . . . Martel's writing has never been more charming." Ron Charles, The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named