The Life Of PI by Katarina Patzer https://padlet.com/katarina_patzer/mdtr0lo39l8a Author Background en-us 2019-02-25 14:52:51 UTC 2019-02-25 15:16:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Facts katarina_patzer https://padlet.com/katarina_patzer/mdtr0lo39l8a/wish/334877807 -  His first language is French, although he prefers to express his thoughts in fiction, through English.
- With life of Pi, he was accused of plagiarism because of the text’s plot
- Martel continues to publish works that muse on memory, horror and the consequences of human error and human evil.
- For two years, Martel read just adventure books and religious texts 
- A book that made him cry was Alphonse Daudet’s Le Petite Chose
-Life of Pi was up for 11 Oscar nominations
-For two years Martel just read religious text and adventure books




]]> 2019-02-25 14:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/katarina_patzer/mdtr0lo39l8a/wish/334877807 Other Jobs katarina_patzer https://padlet.com/katarina_patzer/mdtr0lo39l8a/wish/334879753 -Had  other jobs like dishwasher, planting trees, security guard before deciding to become a full-time writer at the age of  27.
-He wanted to be a politician initially and also considered anthropology

]]> 2019-02-25 14:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/katarina_patzer/mdtr0lo39l8a/wish/334879753 Childhood,Education, and family life katarina_patzer https://padlet.com/katarina_patzer/mdtr0lo39l8a/wish/334879841 - Was born on June 25th 1963 in Spain 
- Moved around europe alot with his family- Costa Rica, India, Iran... he had later settled in montreal
-His parents were french-canadians and his father was a diplomat
- Studied at Trent University and Trinity College in his later years. ]]> 2019-02-25 14:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/katarina_patzer/mdtr0lo39l8a/wish/334879841 Experience as a writer katarina_patzer https://padlet.com/katarina_patzer/mdtr0lo39l8a/wish/334886098 -In 2016 yann martel published his 4th novel-The High Mountains of Portugal
Other works:
-Beatrice and virgil
-The facts behind the Helsinki
-Self
-101 Letters to a prime minister
-Mais Que lit Stephen Harper?



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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yann-Martel

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