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Title	:	Self
Author	:	Yann Martel
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 331 pages
Published	:	April 7th 2003 by Faber Faber (first published 1996)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. Canada. Contemporary

Self

Yann Martel

Paperback | Pages: 331 pages

Rating: 3.43 | 2628 Users | 181 Reviews

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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 . . .

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Original Title:	Self
ISBN:	0571219764 (ISBN13: 9780571219766)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.43 From 2628 Users | 181 Reviews

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Self is the book that you're not expecting from an author whose work you have vast appreciation and for whom you have great respect. Where Life of Pi and The High Mountains of Portugal are both spiritual journeys, speculative, searching, and piercing in their expression of language and allegory, Self is raw, meandering, painful, and entirely unashamed in being so. It is about what it is to seek and to be; a questing sentience; and what it is to be a specific thing. How you see the world while

I just don't think I understood this book. It was written like a diary but there were (almost) no chapters or dates. One of the comments on the back of my copy of the book says the novel is a meditation on identity but I only really noticed one aspect of identity and that was an exploration on sexuality. So I didn't really notice too much exploration into the character's identity. One of the issues I have with this novel is that it's about a writer trying to write a novel. I think this is a

it's one of those books that you feel like you're long time friends with the character, who's hiding nothing from you. very personal and emotional, it surprised me time and again. being really bold in some descriptions. funny at times but also dramatic and sad.

I've just read through a number of other reviews on this book, and as one finds with almost every book ever read, the opinions are polarised.There were some things about this book I really enjoyed. I enjoy the 2-column pages where there is an original language beside an English translation, or a conversation in some other language while a completely nonplussed English monologue goes along beside it ... What fun! And a lot of the things he says about the Self are things I have thought, or

For the first five-sixths of this novel I was thinking, "Ohmigod this is the platonic ideal for novels. This is hands down the best book I have ever read." It's a faux-memoir about a person who magically and for no apparent reason fluctuates between gender, which is bizarre yet totally fascinating, and the language and storytelling are utter rhapsody.And then, at the five-sixths point the WORST POSSIBLE THING HAPPENED: It turned into a concrete poem. About rape. Yann Martel, why did you do it??



I always enjoy Yann Martel's writing and appreciate his creativity and symbolism - that said, I feel Self is in a class of its own; intelligently awkward, boldly candid, and beautifully empathetic.As with any coming of age story, we follow our main character through his/her journey, all the while reflecting on our own past experiences. Drawing parallels, relating, and reliving memories or feelings left behind. I struggled a little with my thoughts on this one... Having grown up myself in a