Yann Martel 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", a #1 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. It was adapted to the screen and directed by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars (the most for the event) including Best Director and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
Richard Parker (potter) exhibition and accompanying publication. Parker’s work is held in collections throughout New Zealand and Australia, including The Dowse Art Museum, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Otago Museum, the Suter Art Gallery in Nelson, the Whangarei Art Museum and the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. Louise Guerin, Richard Parker, New Zealand Crafts 21, Winter 1987 Richard Parker (potter) Richard John Parker (born Nelson, 1946) is a New Zealand potter who has been based in Kaeo for most of his career. Parker attended Nelson College from 1960 to 1964, and graduated from Christchurch Teachers Training College with a diploma