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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. Life of Pi was adapted for a movie directed by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars. 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.