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Yann Martel
Canadian novelist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yann Martel, CC (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize–winning novel Life of Pi,[1][2][3][4] an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent more than a year on the bestseller lists of the New York Times and The Globe and Mail, among many other best-selling lists.[5] Life of Pi was adapted for a movie directed by Ang Lee,[6][7] garnering four Oscars including Best Director[8][9] and winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.[10]
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Born | (1963-06-25) June 25, 1963 (age 61) Salamanca, Spain |
Occupation | Novelist |
Alma mater | Trent University |
Period | 1988–present |
Notable works | Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, The High Mountains of Portugal |
Partner | Alice Kuipers (2002–present) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Émile Martel (father) |
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Martel is also the author of the novels The High Mountains of Portugal,[11][12] Beatrice and Virgil,[13][14][15] and Self,[16][17][18] the collection of stories The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, and a collection of letters to Canada's Prime Minister 101 Letters to a Prime Minister.[16] He has won a number of literary prizes, including the 2001 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction[19][20] and the 2002 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.[21]
Martel lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with writer Alice Kuipers and their four children.[22][23][24] His first language is French, but he writes in English.[25]