Yann Martel

Yann Martel, prize-winning novelist best known for Life of Pi, talks about his new book Son of Nobody and his late plunge into Homeric myths. He explains the novel’s split-page structure, the starring role of footnotes, and his research into oral Homeric traditions. He also discusses class revolt, the use of animals as narrative devices, and balancing scholarship with domestic cost.

Yann Martel, prize-winning novelist best known for Life of Pi, talks about his new book Son of Nobody and his late discovery of the Iliad. He discusses a two-layered novel form with verse and footnotes, reclaiming common soldiers’ voices from Homeric myth, and his playful use of strange animals as narrative devices.

Yann Martel, Canadian novelist best known for Life of Pi, discusses faith, storytelling, translations, and new books. He revisits Life of Pi’s two endings and how age and technology might reshape Pi’s voice. He reflects on his shift from rationalism to spiritual openness, the challenges of translation, and experiments with form and memory in upcoming projects.