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Yann Martel

1963 - Today

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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. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent more than a year on the bestseller lists of the New York Times and The Globe and Mail, among many other best-selling lists. Life of Pi was adapted for a movie directed by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars including Best Director and winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yann Martel is the 5,235th most popular writer (down from 4,781st in 2019), the 1,633rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,472nd in 2019) and the 191st most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yann Martel ranks 5,235 out of 7,302. Before him are José María de Pereda, Damon Knight, Gilbert Adair, Yambo Ouologuem, Marie Noël, and Frank Heller. After him are Abbas Sahhat, John Antoine Nau, Adolf Born, Heinrich Laube, Dorrit Willumsen, and Zig Ziglar.

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Among people born in 1963, Yann Martel ranks 309. Before him are Tracey Emin, Fernando Haddad, Gamal Mubarak, Vasile Tarlev, Aslan Bzhania, and Slobodan Živojinović. After him are Javier Perez-Capdevila, Antoine Kombouaré, Jason Connery, Brenda Bakke, Dmitry Rogozin, and Aubrey de Grey.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Yann Martel ranks 1,633 out of 3,355. Before him are Vicente Guillot (1941), Eduardo Noriega (1973), José María de Pereda (1833), Marañón (1948), David Albelda (1977), and Fernando Verdasco (1983). After him are Eric García (2001), Roberto Soldado (1985), Daniel Parejo (1989), María de Villota (1980), Sergio (1976), and Albert Costa (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Yann Martel ranks 191. Before him are María Teresa León (1903), Manuel Machado (1874), Antonio Gamoneda (1931), Beatriz Galindo (1465), Carme Riera (1948), and José María de Pereda (1833). After him are Alfonso Sastre (1926), José Bergamín (1895), Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa (1750), Luis Rosales (1910), Agustín Durán (1789), and Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1832).

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