The Canadian author on good writing advice from Martin Amis, his love for digging and getting rid of billionaires Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The Canadian author on good writing advice from Martin Amis, his love for digging and getting rid of billionaires Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Your novels Life of Pi , Beatrice and Virgil, and The High Mountains of Portugal all feature animals in starring roles. If you could be any animal, which would it be, and why? A sloth,