Biographies: Yann Martel - Writer

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A Spanish author, born in Salamanca, Spain, to French-Canadian parents, who joined the Canadian foreign service. Martel grew up in Costa Rica, France, Spain, and Canada. He joined the Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, then received an undergraduate degree in philosophy at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Martel traveled to Iran, Turkey, and India. His first published work was Seven Stories (1993).