Yann Martel's Reading List

Notable reader profiled on radicalreads.com. 2 favorite books recommended in their radicalreads feature.

Favorite books (2023)

Favorite books recommended by Yann Martel, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/yann-martel-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe (also rec’d by Chrissie Hynde , Hilary Mantel , Margaret Atwood & Yaa Gyasi ) · Buy on Amazon

"A remarkably evenhanded account of the colonization of Nigeria by the British. It’s a subtle, poignant story about the tragic clash between two civilizations that met and showed each other their worst sides."

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