Yann Martel out that he could not have stolen from a work he had not at the time read, and he willingly acknowledged being influenced by the New York Times review of Scliar's work and thanked him in the Author's Note of Life of Pi. "Life of Pi" was later chosen for the 2003 edition of CBC Radio's "Canada Reads" competition, where it was championed by author Nancy Lee. In addition, its French translation, "Histoire de Pi", was included in the French version of the competition, "Le combat des livres", in 2004, championed by singer Louise Forestier. Martel was the Samuel Fischer
Yeo Yann Yann Yeo Yann Yann Yeo Yann Yann (; born 20 February 1977) is a Malaysian actress based in Singapore. She has worked in theatre, television, and film; recent performances include "Singapore Dreaming" (as Mei), Thunderstorm 雷雨 (as Fan Yi 蘩漪) and a movie in August 2007, "881". Besides acting, Yann Yann also hosts bilingual events and performs for corporate skits and projects. She is also a pioneer-graduate of Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), formerly known as the Theatre Training and Research Programme (TTRP). Yeo cites her acting mentor (the late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun) as a big part in her career.