Self: Yann Martel

Synopsis:

Edgy, funny and devastating, Self is the fictional autobiography of a young writer at the heart of which is a startling twist. This extraordinary life meanders through a rich, complicated, bittersweet world. The discoveries of childhood give way to the thousand pangs of adolescence, culminating in the sudden shocking news of an accident abroad. And as adulthood begins, indecisively, boundaries are crossed between countries, languages and people . . .

Tags:

Categorised as:
Fiction
Sub-categories:
General Fiction
Genres & Themes:
Bildungsroman
Awards & Prizes:
Commonwealth Writers Prize - Winner
Self book cover

Selected edition:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571219766
Published:
07.04.2003
No of pages:
352
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