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" Every dead body is a book with a story to tell, each organ a chapter, the chapters united by a common narrative....It makes for a hard-headed kind of poetry...Always he comes upon death's handiwork just as death itself has turned the corner, its hem disappearing with a quiet swish."

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."                                                                                                       Hebrews 11:1                                                                                             "We turned off the TV without watching the rest of the news and I fell happily, safely, confidently asleep in strong, loving arms, where no crows, no witches, no visions could touch me."

Winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Yann Martel, the son of diplomats, was born in Spain in 1963. He grew up in Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Alaska, and Canada and as an adult has spent time in Iran, Turkey, and India. After studying philosophy in college, he worked at various odd jobs until he began earning his living as a writer at the age of twenty-seven. He lives in Montreal.Amazon

"He hoped Mama's new friend would leave enough money to buy a few cans of Dinty Moore stew and Spam, maybe even some eggs and bread and milk."