Yann Martel list within the first month of its release. Martel has said in a number of interviews that Dante's "Divine Comedy" is the single most impressive book he has ever read. In talking about his most memorable childhood book, he recalls "Le Petit Chose" by Alphonse Daudet. He said that he read it when he was ten years old, and it was the first time he found a book so heartbreaking that it moved him to tears. Yann Martel Yann Martel (born 25 June 1963) is a Spanish-born Canadian author best known for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel "Life of Pi",
Yann Moix novel as well as the Prix François Mauriac from the Académie française for "Jubilations vers le ciel" in 1996. In 2013, he won the Prix Renaudot for "Naissance". Moix directed three films, including "Podium", based on one of his novels. Since 2015, Moix has been a host on "On n'est pas couché", a television program. He also writes for the magazine "La Règle du Jeu". Yann Moix Yann Moix (born 1968) is a French author, film director and television presenter. He is the author of ten novels, and the recipient of several literary prizes. He is the director of three