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.
Laura a la ciutat dels sants Laura a la ciutat dels sants is a 1931 novel written by the Catalan writer Miquel Llor. The work is rooted in realism and modernisme, but it also has features of the 1930s, more influenced by Freud and other modern authors. Set in Vic, it follows the initial journey of Laura and her development as a person. The negative image of rural and catholic caused a controversy that made Llor write the second part, "El somriure dels sants" (1947), which clarified this pessimistic portrait.