Yann Martel Biography

With the release of Life of Pi, Yann Martel gained recognition on a global scale and received the 2002 Man Booker Prize. With over 7 million copies sold, it became a global bestseller after being released in 44 nations. The novel was adapted for the big screen by filmmaker Ang Lee in 2012, and the movie has received 11 Academy Award nominations. In 1963, Yann Martel was born in Salamanca, Spain. He was raised in Victoria, British Columbia, and Fairbanks, Alaska. Martel then found himself relocating to Costa Rica, Paris, Madrid, and Mexico City when his parents joined the Canadian Foreign Service. As an adult, he kept on traveling, spending time in South America, Turkey, Iran, and India. He did odd jobs while attending Trent University in Ontario to study philosophy.

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