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Yann Martel
Yann Martel is the best-known Canadian author for his award-winning Man Booker Life of Pi, an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold over 12 million copies worldwide and has spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and in The Globe and Mail, among many other bestsellers. It was adapted for a film directed by Ang Lee, winning four Oscars, including Best Director and the Golden Globe for Best Original Score. Martel is also the author of novels in Portuguese, Béatrice et Virgile et moi, a collection of The Truth Behind Helsinki Roccamatios and a collection of Letters to the Prime Minister of Canada 101 Letters to a Prime Minister. He has won several literary awards, including the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Novel 2001 and the Asian / Pacific American Literature Award 2002. Martel lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with writer Alice Kuipers and four of their children.
BornJune 25, 1963, Salamanca, Spain
OccupationNovelist
Alma materTrent University
Period1988–present
Notable worksLife of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, The High Mountains of Portugal
PartnerAlice Kuipers (2002–present)
RelativesÉmile Martel, father

About Yann Martel

Novelist Yann Martel was born in Salamanca, Spain on June 25, 1963. He's 60 years old today.

Canadian novelist best known for his hugely successful novel Life of Pi, for which he won the Man Booker Prize. Self (1993) and The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (1993) are two of his other published works (1996).

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Yann Martel before becoming famous

Yann Martel was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1963 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He went to Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, to study philosophy before spending thirteen months in India. In 1993, he released his first book, Seven Stories.

Achievement of Yann Martel

He speaks French first, yet he writes in English.

Yann Martel's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father, Canadian ambassador Emile Martel, was born in Spain to French Canadian parents. He married Alice Kuipers, a writer.

Yann Martel on Social Media

Yann Martel's news on his Twitter: @WriterYann.

Yann Martel Collabed with

Life of Pi, his novel, was adapted into a film directed by Director Ang Lee.

Yann Martel Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Yann Martel updated on March 21 2023.