Yann Martel - Author

Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963 of Canadian parents. After studying philosophy at university, he worked at odd jobs and travelled before turning to writing. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, as well as the novel Self, the stories The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, and the collection of letters to the Prime Minister of Canada What is Stephen Harper Reading?. Yann Martel lives in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Life of Pi Yann Martel Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2002. Pi’s family is moving their zoo when the boat sinks and 16-year old Pi is left afloat in a lifeboat with four animals that includes a tiger. Up to that point the book is... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/10/2012 Lovereading Price: £6.74 - Saving £2.25 (25%)

Life of Pi Yann Martel Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2002. One boy, one boat, one tiger bobbing around on a lifeboat in the Pacific...and yet it's so much more than that. It really is even now nearly 10 years after it won the Booker... Format: Paperback - Released: 18/08/2011 Lovereading Price: £7.50 - Saving £2.50 (25%)

Beatrice and Virgil Yann Martel One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011. July 2011 Book of the Month. This is an utterly beguiling, magical, fable-like story that uses the relationships between humans and animals to... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2011 Lovereading Price: £6.74 - Saving £2.25 (25%)

Life of Pi Yann Martel Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2002. Pi’s family is moving their zoo when the boat sinks and 16-year old Pi is left afloat in a lifeboat with four animals that includes a tiger. Up to that point the book is... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Beatrice and Virgil Yann Martel June 2010 Book of the Month. This is an utterly beguiling magical, fable-like story that uses the relationships between humans and animals to address much bigger themes including those about life and art,... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/06/2010 Lovereading Price: £11.99 - Saving £4.00 (25%)

Life of Pi Yann Martel Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2002. Pi’s family is moving their zoo when the boat sinks and 16-year old Pi is left afloat in a lifeboat with four animals that includes a tiger. Up to that point the book is... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2009 Lovereading Price: £6.74 - Saving £2.25 (25%)

Life of Pi: Unabridged Audiobook Yann Martel This is an unabridged audiobook title. Pi’s family is moving their zoo when the boat sinks and 16-year old Pi is left afloat in a lifeboat with four animals that includes a tiger. Up to that point the book... Format: CD-Audio - Released: 01/06/2004 Lovereading Price: £19.14 - Saving £6.38 (25%)

Life of Pi Yann Martel A 2011 World Book Night selection. Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2002. Pi’s family is moving their zoo when the boat sinks and 16-year old Pi is left afloat in a lifeboat with four animals that includes a tiger. Up to... Format: Paperback - Released: 17/05/2003 Lovereading Price: £6.74 - Saving £2.25 (25%)