The Author
Yann Martel is a Canadian author, who created works such as Seven Stories, The Facts behind the Helsinki Roccamatios and obviously Life of Pi. Born in Spain to French Canadian Diplomats he moved around a lot in his redolence to places like central america and the united states. After graduating from schooling he received a university education at Trent studying philosophy. Upon graduation he set out to travel the world and worked odd jobs until he was 27, which is when he decided to become a full time writer. Life of Pi is Martel;s greatest literary achievement it his third publication and won him the most acclaim.