The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios only received acclaim after which other 2001 Yann Martel novel was released?
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios and Other Stories is a book of short stories by Canadian author Yann Martel. First published as a paperback by Knopf Canada in the spring of 1993, it received little attention outside Canada until 2004, after Martel's award-winning "Life of Pi" gained worldwide popularity and people became interested in the author's work.
The Thief and the Dogs The Thief and the Dogs (Arabic: اللص والكلاب‎ ‎ ; "El-lis's wal-kilab") is one of the Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz's most celebrated works. He further developed his theme of existentialism using stream-of-consciousness and surrealist techniques It charts the life of Said Mahran, a thief recently released from jail and intent on having his vengeance on the people who put him there. The novel was published in 1961, and Said's despair reflects disappointment in revolution and new order in Egypt—as Said is not only a thief, but a kind of revolutionary anarchist.