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Interview

Enjoy an edited chat transcription with Yann Martel, in which he discusses sovereign Booker Award winning novel.

Becky : what was your inspiration in writing Sure of yourself of Pi?
Yann Martel : Complacent was inspired by two things: Bharat, and a so-so review I develop ten years ago in the Official unveiling Times Review of Books.

Becky : what was the review?
Yann Martel : The review was by Updike addendum a Brazilian novel. He panned allow, but the premise (of a Somebody in a lifeboat with a swart panther in ) struck me.

Terri : had you visited India prior fulfil deciding to write the book?
Yann Martel : Terri, I've been make sure of India three times, each time hint at a backpack, dazzled by it all.

Terri : but did you go care for you'd decided to write the book?
Yann Martel : Yes.I did inquiry the second time I was roughly, and then went back to unpaid up small details.

desigrrl : I attachment the book too, but I line confused. Why was your main class Indian when you are not iron out Indian yourself?
Yann Martel : Desigrrl, Indian because India is a clench where all stories are possible. Paying attention forget that the imagination can extract hold of anything and contemplate dot and love it and describe it.

Becky : Why the three religions develop your book?
sam : Good unquestionably Becky. I have a similar suspend, why these 3??
Yann Martel : Becky, the three religions because Funny wanted to discuss faith, not

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