Yann Martel

PHOTOS: 'Life Of Pi' The Movie

Posted 04.26.2012

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"Life of Pi" was THE book of the mid-2000s. Written by Canadian author Yann Martel, the story of the Indian boy and a lifeboat filled with animals won...

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What Is The Booker Prize, And Why Should You Care?

Posted 12.16.2011

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On Tuesday, the latest winner of The Man Booker Prize will be announced. It's one of the most important literary prizes in the English language - but ...

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Fifteen of This Millennium's Top Novels

Dave Astor | Posted 10.29.2011

These aren't necessarily the best novels of the past 11 years, because there are acclaimed books I've yet to read.

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'Life Of Pi' Movie Gets Unknown Actor As Lead

The Guardian | Ben Child | Posted 05.25.2011

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A previously unknown Indian actor has won the lead role in Ang Lee's forthcoming big screen adaptation of the bestselling novel Life of Pi, by Yann Ma...

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'Life Of Pi' In 3D?

Thompson on Hollywood | Anne Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Remember The Life of Pi? It's been seven years since Fox 2000's Elizabeth Gabler acquired the rights to Canadian Yann Martel's Booker prize-winning 20...

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Yann Martel: 'Jewish People Don't Own The Holocaust'

The Guardian | Stephen Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yann Martel has been critically savaged for writing about the Holocaust in his follow-up to Life of Pi. But, he says, artists have a right to tackle a...

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Yann Martel Responds To Negative Reviews: 'I Don't Live Or Die By It'

National Post | Mark Medley | Posted 05.25.2011

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The review spread across Twitter like wildfire. On April 12 at 5:57 p.m. the noted literary blogger Edward Champion posted a link to his evisceration ...

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The New York Times Gets It Wrong

Praveen Madan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our view is that Beatrice and Virgil is a beautifully written, unconventional and intriguing book that should be read and discussed broadly. It would be a real shame for readers to summarily dismiss this book because it disappointed a few critics.

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Book Review Roundup

Posted 05.25.2011

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Did you miss any of the big book reviews this weekend? Catch up with the highlights below. "Solar," Ian McEwan The New York Times There's little tha...

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Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel: Surviving and Recording Evil

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yann Martel's Beatrice and Virgil is a slim but potent exploration of the nature of survival in the face of evil.

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Creativity, Creation and The Dubai Lit Fest

Hisham Wyne | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Lit Fest unites disparate people around books, literature and creativity in a city often accused by outsiders of being culturally deprived.

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Yann Martel From Space

TheStar.com | Vit Wagner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seven years after winning the Booker Prize for Life of Pi, Yann Martel is only now putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to his international...

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