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Yann Martel
Winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for FictionYann Martel, the son of diplomats, was born in Spain in 1963. He grew up in Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Alaska, and Canada and as an adult has spent time in Iran, Turkey, and India. After studying philosophy in college, he worked at various odd jobs... show more



Winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for FictionYann Martel, the son of diplomats, was born in Spain in 1963. He grew up in Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Alaska, and Canada and as an adult has spent time in Iran, Turkey, and India. After studying philosophy in college, he worked at various odd jobs until he began earning his living as a writer at the age of twenty-seven. He lives in Montreal.

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Birth date: June 25, 1963
Category:
Literature & Fiction
Yann Martel's Books
Life of Pi - Yann Martel The Secret History of Fantasy - Patricia A. McKillip, Ursula K. Le Guin, Gregory Maguire, Aimee Bender, T.C. Boyle, Jonathan Lethem, Michael Swanwick, Susanna Clarke, Francesca Lia Block, Terry Bisson, Steven Millhauser, David G. Hartwell, Jeffrey Ford, Octavia E. Butler, Maureen F. McHugh, Kij Johnso Self - Yann Martel The High Mountains of Portugal - Yann Martel Darwin's Bastards: Astounding Tales from Tomorrow - William Gibson, Douglas Coupland, Timothy Taylor, Zsuzsi Gartner, Yann Martel The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios - Yann Martel Beatrice and Virgil - Yann Martel Teaching Yann Martel's Life of Pi from Multiple Critical Perspectives - Yann Martel "The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. ... "The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with One Discordant Violin, By the American Composer John Morton" in The Malahat Review - Yann Martel By Yann Martel Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel (Reprint) - Yann Martel A General History of Quadrupeds: The Figures Engraved on Wood - Thomas Bewick, Yann Martel Beatrice & Virgil - Yann Martel Yann Martel Collection 3 Books Set Pack - Yann Martel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and ... By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept - Elizabeth Smart, Yann Martel Bookclub-in-a-box Discusses Life of Pi, the novel by Yann Martel (Bookclub in a Box Discusses) - Marilyn Herbert, Yann Martel Beatrice and Virgil (Korean Edition) - Yann Martel The High Mountains of Portugal: A Novel ... The High Mountains of Portugal: A Novel - Yann Martel
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Beatriz e Virgílio - Fátima Andrade, Yann Martel
Yann Martel's readers
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The better to see you, my dear
The better to see you, my dear rated it 8 years ago
text The Better Story
Defiantly funny in the face of total devastation, but more than that, ever hopeful. I guess that last is the best part of strong faith. The important part. Inner piece and enduring hope. Here's the deal: I'm an agnostic. We get roasted inside *grin*. I could go a long while about the difference be...
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Burfobookalicious
Burfobookalicious rated it 8 years ago
text Life is partly Survival...
'Life of Pi' made the World Book Night list for 2011 and rightly so. Martel has created a modern masterpiece, which is beautifully written. The storyline is unusual and all the more absorbing for it. The ending too is intriguing and though the movie interpretation is good, it can't do full justice t...
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Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it 9 years ago
text A creative tale that should appeal to lovers of Life of Pi
This is not an easy book to read. It feels almost as if it is set in a world of make-believe, and perhaps it is. When it begins, we meet a young man, Tomás, who walks backwards to deal with his grief from the sudden deaths of his lover Dora, a servant in his uncle’s house, their child Gaspar, and hi...
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Memories From Books on Booklikes
Memories From Books on Booklikes rated it 9 years ago
text The High Mountains of Portugal
All through The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel, I feel as if there exists a metaphorical, philosophical meaning behind the words. All through the book, it remains beyond my grasp. Having finished it, I wish someone could explain it me. I wish for that "a-ha" moment to have it all make sen...
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Girl Well Read
Girl Well Read rated it 9 years ago
text The High Mountains of Portugal
A special thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.I absolutely loved Life of Pi, and like that story, The High Mountains of Portugal was very hard to get into however, I did like this book more than Beatrice and Virgil. This novel is made up of three separate narratives, a...
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