Synopses & Reviews
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"This is an exhilarating piece of fiction, as bold and original as anything I've read in a long time." Charles Foran, Montreal Gazette
Review
"A powerful story, punctuated by humour and tragedy in much the way real life is. Like Rohinton Mistry and Michael Ondaatje, Martel is a brilliant storyteller." Vancouver Sun
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"Superb... Masterfully written... Martel has an almost otherworldly talent... He is a powerful writer and storyteller, almost a force of nature." Edmonton Journal
About the Author
Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963 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. He is the prize-winning author of
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, a collection of short stories, and of
Self, a novel, both of them published internationally.
Life of Pi won the 2002 Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Governor's General Award and is an international bestseller. He 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.