Yann Martel
Born	June 25, 1963 (1963-06-25) (age 44) Salamanca, Spain
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	Canada
Writing period	1993-present
Notable work(s)	Life of Pi

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Biography

As an adult, Martel has travelled the globe, spending time in Iran, Turkey and India. After studying philosophy at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Martel spent thirteen months in India visiting mosques, temples, churches and zoos, and then two years reading religious texts and castaway stories.^[1] His first published fictional work, Seven Stories, appeared in 1993 . This article is about Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: Motto: Dat natura, elaborant artes (Nature Provides, Industry Develops) Map of Ontario with Peterborough indicated with a red dot Coordinates: , Country Province County Peterborough County Established 1819 - Scotts Plains Incorporated as town 1850 - Peterborough Incorporated as city July 1, 1905 Government  - Mayor Paul Ayotte  - MP Dean Del Mastro... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2001, Life of Pi was published and was awarded the Man Booker Prize in 2002. Soon afterwards, a dedication to Brazilian author Moacyr Scliar appearing in the preface of the novel briefly elicited questions about the story's originality. It appeared that the premise of Life of Pi and some aspects of its plot had been inspired by Scliar's Max e os Felinos, published in 1981. Martel admitted having been influenced, but accusations of plagiarism were defused when Scliar read Life of Pi and wrote about it for La Presse, pointing out how entirely different the two books are. Life of Pi was later chosen for the 2003 edition of CBC Radio's Canada Reads competition, where it was championed by author Nancy Lee. In addition, its French translation, Histoire de Pi, was included in the French version of the competition, Le combat des livres, in 2004, championed by singer Louise Forestier. The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Moacyr Jaime Scliar, a Brazilian writer and physician, was born in the Jewish quarter of Porto Alegre, in the Southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in 1937. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... La Presse, founded in 1884, is a large-circulation French-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBC Radio is the English language radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Canada Reads is an annual battle of the books competition organized and broadcast by Canadas public broadcaster, the CBC. Overview During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles over a series of five programs. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Louise Forestier (born August 10, 1943 at Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada) is a singer, songwriter and actor. ...

Martel spent a year in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from September 2003 as the public library's writer-in-residence. He collaborated with Canadian composer Omar Daniel, composer-in-residence at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, on a piece for piano, string quartet and bass. The composition, You Are Where You Are, is based on text written by Martel, which includes parts of cellphone conversations taken from moments in an ordinary day. Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ... For other uses, see Saskatchewan (disambiguation). ...

In November 2005, the University of Saskatchewan announced that Martel would be scholar-in-residence.^[2] He continues to have an office at the University. Lilium University of Saskatchewan - The University of Saskatchewan Centennial Lily by plant breeder Donna Hay. ...

His upcoming novel, A 20th century Shirt, will deal with the Holocaust: it will take place between two talking animals (a monkey and a donkey) on a man's dress shirt. It will be published simultaneously with an essay on then same subject, also under the same name. Martel cited them as simply two approaches to the same subject. He claims it will be a philosophical work, essentially just "one long conversation". He is also working on a project entitled What is Stephen Harper Reading,^{[citation needed]} where he is sending the Prime Minister of Canada one book every two weeks that portrays 'stillness' with an accompanying explanatory note. He is posting his letters, book selection and any responses to the website devoted to the project.^[3] For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the Minister of the Crown who is head of the Government of Canada. ...

Yann Martel currently lives in Saskatoon, Canada. For other uses of Saskatoon, see Saskatoon (disambiguation). ...

Books

• Seven Stories (1993)
• The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (1993)
• Self (1996)
• Life of Pi (2001)
• A 20th Century Shirt (due 2008)

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Literary awards

• Winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
• Winner of the 2001 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
• Shortlisted for the 2001 Governor General's Award for Fiction
• Shortlisted for Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award
• His short story "The Facts behind the Helsinki Roccamatios" was the winner of the 1991 Journey Prize

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References

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External links

• Yann Martel at www.contemporarywriters.com
• Yann Martel's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia