“I don't mean to defend zoos. Close them all down if you want (and let us hope that what wildlife remains can survive in what is left of the natural world). I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusion about freedom plague them both.”

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About Yann Martel

Canadian author

Yann Martel is a Canadian author best known for his novel Life of Pi. The book won the Man Booker Prize and became an international bestseller. Life of Pi was published in more than 50 territories and has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. It spent more than a year on the bestseller lists of The New York Times and The Globe and Mail, and was later adapted into a film directed by Ang Lee.

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Life of Pi

2003

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Beatrice and Virgil

2010

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The High Mountains of Portugal

2017

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The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios

2004

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Darwin's Bastards

2010

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