The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios: Stories

The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios: Stories

by YannMartel (Author)

Synopsis

The appearance of a young storyteller with a unique voice is cause for celebration. This memorable debut from Booker prize winner Martel, originally published in 1993, was hailed for its power and elegance on both sides of the Atlantic. Dealing with such themes as storytelling and illness, war and music, death and bureaucracy, science and sex, these tales are moving and thought-provoking, as inventive in form as they are timeless in content. They display that startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made Yann Martel an international phenomenon. This edition features three of the stories from the original edition, including the remarkable novella "The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios", which won the prestigious Journey Prize, as well as three stories never before published in Britain. As a collection it looks set to further Martel's reputation as one of the most interesting writers working in the world today.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: Main
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 01 Sep 2004

ISBN 10: 1841955361
ISBN 13: 9781841955360

Media Reviews
Those who would believe that the art of fiction is moribund - let them read Yann Martel with astonishment, delight and gratitude Alberto Manguel; A small masterpiece.... A serious and convincing work that demands to be read Guardian; Yann Martel is a vivid and entrancing story-teller. Sunday Telegraph
Author Bio
Yann Martel is the author of a short story collection, The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, and of four novels, Self, Beatrice & Virgil, Life of Pi (for which he was awarded the 2002 Man Booker Prize), and his latest, The High Mountains of Portugal. Life of Pi was adapted for the silver screen by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars. Martel also ran a guerilla book club with Stephen Harper, sending the former prime minister of Canada a book every two weeks for four years. The letters that accompanied the books were published as 101 Letters to a Prime Minister. Martel lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the writer Alice Kuipers, and their four children.