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Life of Pi author Yann Martel: ‘I thought the Iliad was a book for old farts… then I started getting ideas’

Life of Pi author Yann Martel: ‘I thought the Iliad was a book for old farts… then I started getting ideas’

Published: April 5, 2026 · The Guardian

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The Life of Pi author Yann Martel explains why his new retelling of Homer’s Iliad offers the ideal antidote to the age of Trump