http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/06/25/that-spark/ Cheating on the Kobayashi Maru since 2001 Sat, 02 May 2026 14:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/06/25/that-spark/#comment-390 Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:53:38 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/06/25/that-spark/#comment-390 I'm afraid I think it's possible. The Brazilian novel from which Yann Martel stole the story for Life of Pi is exactly that, dead, even if it's all good in theory. Though I don't think Martel is as much a genious in English than what has been claimed (I find him much more interesting when he expresses himself in his native French), but he was able to take a second rate Brazilian novel and make it good. He admitted as such often enough. I’m afraid I think it’s possible. The Brazilian novel from which Yann Martel stole the story for Life of Pi is exactly that, dead, even if it’s all good in theory. Though I don’t think Martel is as much a genious in English than what has been claimed (I find him much more interesting when he expresses himself in his native French), but he was able to take a second rate Brazilian novel and make it good. He admitted as such often enough.

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