Websites
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A brief biography of Martel from The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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In case you want to study Religion like your hero Pi.
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In case you want to study Zoology like your hero Pi.
Movie or TV Productions
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Tobey Maguire as Pi? Yes, please.
Documents
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The definitive and controversial essay by Yann Martel.
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Things get tense in this Guardian Q&A with Yann Martel.
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Yann Martel reveals why he chose the title.
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A 2002 NewsHour interview with Yann Martel.
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Excellent review by the eminent James Wood in the London Review of Books.
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Zen koans, Kierkegaard, Einstein – it's all here in the PopMatters review of the novel.
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The plagiarism controversy. Includes some details on Moacyr Scliar's 1981 novel.
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A 2007 article on three men who claim to have survived 289 days stranded at sea (that's longer than Pi!). Here's the tagline for the story: "They claim to have survived for 289 days at sea, but, four months on, the awe-inspiring tale of the Mexican fishermen looks less like a miracle and more like an elaborate hoax." Check out how this story brings religion into the mix. What would Pi think?
Video
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Wide-ranging interview. Very stylish.
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Generous interview in three parts.
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Yann Martel reads from Life of Pi and discusses the book at the 2003 Prague Writers' Festival. Six clips.
Audio
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Terrific, illuminating interview with Martel on Life of Pi.
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Some jaunty intro music. From the Prague Writers' Festival.
Images
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Eleven illustrations from Tomislav Torjanac's collaboration with Yann Martel.
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On the shore in Pondicherry.
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Nifty things, those solar stills.
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And we thought it was a heavy, iron thing...