by Yann Martel · Prometheus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789044604382
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«Zelf» is the novel by Yann Martel, published by Prometheus in paperback (336 pages, in Dutch).
A blend of novel and autobiography, «Zelf» follows a young writer travelling through Portugal, Greece, Turkey and Mexico while evoking his childhood, boarding school and love experiences. The narrative combines sensitivity and irony to show a protagonist crossing geographical, linguistic and personal borders, including his own identity.
«Zelf» is the Dutch version of «Self», a novel originally published in English in 1996; the translation by Hans van Cuijlenborg appeared in 2004.
For readers who know Yann Martel for his Man Booker Prize-winning novel and want to discover an earlier work.
Yann Martel, is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent more than a year on the bestseller lists of The New York Times and The Globe and Mail, among many other best-selling lists. Life of Pi was adapted for a movie of the same name directed by Ang Lee, receiving four Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Director and winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
