Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963, and is the award-winning author of four previous books, the most recent of which is *What Is Stephen Harper Reading?* He studied philosophy at Trent University, ...

When Yann Martel's Life of Pi won the Man Booker Prize According to Martel, both art and religion require faith. Life of Pi is an examination of "the mechanism of faith," he explains. "How do you ...

(CNN)-- The Booker Prize-winning author of "Life of Pi," Yann Martel is one of Canada's most recognized and outspoken writers. Born in Spain to Canadian diplomats, Martel lived a nomadic life as a ...

The small group of young advisors who ran Pierre Poilievre’s campaign to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada ...

Booker Prize winner Yann Martel today described his win as "like winning the lottery". The Canadian author beat five other writers to the prestigious £50,000 Man Booker award which was announced ...

Yann Martel enjoyed Ang Lee’s film of his novel “Life of Pi.” But frankly he prefers the stage version, which comes to town Tuesday as part of an international tour. “I was more ...

Divesh Subaskaran, right, appears in Life of Pi. He had auditioned for the role of Pi as an alternate in the West End stage ...

In June, public figures such as Gabor Maté, Yann Martel, Linda McQuaig, Roger Waters, Monia Mazigh, Desmond Cole, Libby Davies, and others signed the “Stop Subsidizing Genocide” public letter.

Based on the 2001 best-selling colourful novel by Yann Martel, the stage adaptation follows a shipwrecked 16-year-old boy's ...

Starlight Theatre announced five shows will take to the stage at Swope Park next year from mid-May to mid-September. Starlight, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2025, unveiled the ...

Ultimately, reason is kind of silent. It just reflects my own nothingness to myself. - Yann Martel Now, his feeling about life is that you ought to "throw yourself at it," which means believing in ...