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. Martel is the author of three books, The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamtios, a collection of short stories, and two novels, Self and Life of Pi. He studied philosophy at Trent University. He won the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Life of Pi, which is also being adapted to the screen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Books by Yann Martel

Self

Life of Pi

L'Histoire de Pi

Self (French translation)

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