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Yann Martel was born in Spain of peripatetic Canadian parents. He grew up in Alaska, British Columbia, Costa Rica, France, Ontario and Mexico, and has continued travelling as an adult, spending time in Iran, Turkey and India.
After studying philosophy at Trent University and while doing various odd jobs -- tree planting, dishwashing, working as a security guard -- he began to write. In addition to Life of Pi, Martel is the prize-winning author of The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, a collection of short stories, and of Self, a novel, both published internationally. Yann has been living from his writing since the age of 27. He divides his time between yoga, writing and volunteering in a palliative care unit. Yann Martel lives in Montreal.
After studying philosophy at Trent University and while doing various odd jobs -- tree planting, dishwashing, working as a security guard -- he began to write. In addition to Life of Pi, Martel is the prize-winning author of The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, a collection of short stories, and of Self, a novel, both published internationally. Yann has been living from his writing since the age of 27. He divides his time between yoga, writing and volunteering in a palliative care unit. Yann Martel lives in Montreal.
Awards: Booker (2002) see all
Genres: Literary Fiction
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Books containing stories by Yann Martel
Freedom (2011)
Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
edited by
Amnesty International
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Yann Martel recommends
The Theory of Crows (2022)
David A Robertson
"In weaving together themes of identity, belonging, grief and land, The Theory of Crows is a novel that approaches rapture."
Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted (2021)
Gary Barwin
"A fierce and funny horse ride through hell, told with brio."
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