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What is Yann Martel best known for?

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Yann Martel is best known for his novel Life of Pi (2001), which tells the story of an Indian teenager adrift at sea with a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck. The book was awarded the prestigious Booker Prize and was published in more than 30 languages. It later was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film (2012) directed by Ang Lee.