Yann Martel

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Yann Martel is the author of Life of Pi, the #1 international bestseller and winner of the 2002 Man Booker . He is also the award-winning author of The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios , Self, Beatrice & Virgil, and 101 Letters to a Prime Minister. Born in Spain in 1963, Martel studied philosophy at Trent University, worked at odd jobs—tree planter, dishwasher, security guard—and traveled widely before turning to writing. He lives in Saskatoon, Canada, with the writer Alice Kuipers and their four children.


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Yann Martel

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3.9/5 (1,670,173 ratings)
Born
June 24 1963
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Yann Martel is the author of Life of Pi, the #1 international bestseller and winner of the 2002 Man Booker . He is also the award-winning author of The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios , Self, Beatrice & Virgil, and 101 Letters to a Prime Minister. Born in Spain in 1963, Martel studied philosophy at Trent University, worked at odd jobs—tree planter, dishwasher, security guard—and traveled widely before turning to writing. He lives in Saskatoon, Canada, with the writer Alice Kuipers and their four children.


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