Yann Martel

Yann Martel

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Martel in 2007
Martel in 2007
Born (1963-06-25) June 25, 1963 (age 61)
Salamanca, Spain
OccupationNovelist
Alma materTrent University
Period1988–present
Notable worksLife of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, The High Mountains of Portugal
PartnerAlice Kuipers (2002–present)
Children4
RelativesÉmile Martel (father)
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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]

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]

  1. ^ Dunn, Jennifer (March 1, 2003). "Tigers and Tall Tales". The Oxonian Review. 2 (2). University of Oxford. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2011.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Life of Pi". Man Booker Prize. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  3. ^ Kipen, David (October 23, 2002). "Canadian wins Booker Prize / 'Life of Pi' is tale of a boy who floats across the ocean from India". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Nigel (September 30, 2002). "Life of Pi wins Booker". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  5. ^ The Globe and Mail Bestseller List 2002, The Globe and Mail, 2002. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. ^ Ang Lee wins best director Oscar for Life of Pi. The Guardian online. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. ^ Hiscock, John (19 December 2012). "Ang Lee, interview: how he filmed the unfilmable for Life of Pi". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ^ Brooks, Xan (February 25, 2013). "Ang Lee wins best director Oscar for Life of Pi". The Guardian. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  9. ^ Brooks, Xan (5 February 2013).Ang Lee wins best director Oscar for Life of Pi. The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. ^ Mychael Danna Wins Best Soundtrack Oscar for Life of Pi. Classic fm online, 25 February 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  11. ^ Knopf Canada: The High Mountains of Portugal. Penguin Random House site. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. ^ Charles, Ron (21 January 2016).Yann Martel's 'The High Mountains of Portugal' is his best since 'Life of Pi'. The Washington Post, Book World. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  13. ^ Barber, John. "Martel's post-modern Holocaust allegory fetches $3-million advance", The Globe and Mail, 6 April 2010.
  14. ^ Woog, Adam. 'Beatrice and Virgil': Yann Martel's haunting fable of humans, animals and violence, The Seattle Times, 17 April 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  15. ^ Wyndham, Susan. Books To Watch in 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Martel protests level of arts funding by sending PM books". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. April 17, 2002. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  17. ^ "6 compete for first novel award". Toronto Star. March 28, 1997. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
  18. ^ Marchand, Philip (May 4, 1996). "An unforgettable exploration of a self". Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  19. ^ Winner of The Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction 2001. QWF Literary Database of Quebec English-Language Authors. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  20. ^ British Council, Yann Martel Biography. British Council, Literature. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  21. ^ 2001–2003 Asian Pacific American Awards for Literature. Cooperative Children's Book Centre, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  22. ^ Saskatoon Public Library, Collections Connections. Saskatoon Public Library site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  23. ^ Black, Grant (27 May 2011). Alice Kuipers: "A Woman of Style and Substance". Chatelaine Magazine, Canada. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  24. ^ Life After Pi. Quill & Quire. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  25. ^ Quoterature. Martel entry. Retrieved 14 January 2015.