Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. Life of Pi was adapted for a movie directed by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars. Martel is also the author of the novels The High Mountains of Portugal, Beatrice and Virgil, and Self; 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.
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- OLID: OL422052A
- GoodReads: 811
- ISNI: 0000000120965262
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 11555808X
- IMDb: nm1674631
- Library of Congress Names: n94009985
- LibraryThing: martelyann
- MusicBrainz: 9fe3d2f8-4a95-4249-8049-6f26cdbcf14f
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): VIAV096770
- VIAF: 85372278
- Wikidata: Q13914
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q13914
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