--- product_id: 66518116 title: "Self" brand: "yann martel" price: "WS$175" currency: WST in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://samoa.desertcart.com/products/66518116-self store_origin: WS region: Samoa --- # Self **Brand:** yann martel **Price:** WS$175 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Self by yann martel - **How much does it cost?** WS$175 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [samoa.desertcart.com](https://samoa.desertcart.com/products/66518116-self) ## Best For - yann martel enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted yann martel brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Self ## Images ![Self - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41v4KiNshaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Secret Gem Revealed *by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016* MY FAVORITE BOOK By YANN MARTEL. This book takes you on a first person account about a man that becomes a woman and then back to a man at the end of the novel. What would it be like to turn into a woman when you are a man mid-stream life? How do you cope? Where do you buy clothes, and most importantly whom do you love? A another man or a woman? What happens when you are a woman? Are you victimized? Are you raped? Are you dealing with terrible things that mainly women see up close and personal? And what happens when you fall in love with the love of your life when you are woman that used to be a man? What happens in the end of this novel? Does love when out? And which sex does the main character remain?Deeply felt and conveyed with prose that dance off the page, I am in love with this book. Why do more not know about this brilliant piece of literature?? ### ⭐⭐ So disappointed... and I truly love Yann Martel's work *by P***H on Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2013* I was hoping for a very different book. Based on all the reviews of how different and unique "self" was compared to "Life of Pi" and "Beatrice and Virgil" (both books which I truly loved) I was very excited to read yet a new, different and unique novel by Yann, but I was truly dissapointed.I do have a family member who is homosexual and is married (Canada is a great country) and I am very open-minded, but that is not it. The story was really all over the place. I was hoping to gain a deeper understanding of how some people "find themselves", their true "self" but this novel was just out of this world.** SPOILER ALERT **A boy that turns into a girl, that turns back into a boy after she is raped and loses her baby? I grew so close to each character to suddenly have he/she turned into a new character. By the end, I lost interest and wanted it to end ... just too much suffering.Interesting perspective and plot idea, but just didn't do it for me. I am still a huge fan of Yann Martel's work, but this one was a peculiar one. I've been left dazed and confused .... ### ⭐⭐⭐ Not his masterpiece, and yet... *by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2008* While "Self" does not resemble "Life of Pi" on the surface, the two novels share mannerisms. Both novels in a different sense involve identity morphing, the hidden nature of the self and its survival. Both point out the casual ubiquity of cruelty and how it is intertwined with society.I understood "Self" as a novel about loss, what remains of one's identity after all else is stripped away, including one's idea of home, the thing that remains constant in the wilderness of a life. But the narrator is so open, guileless, without the instinct to reserve anything, that the eradication of the self is also suggested.All of the characters form part of the strange wilderness of this novel. The Promethean narrator emerges from the enchanted forest of childhood into the jungle of young adulthood, crossing the landscapes of Canada, Greece, Turkey. Here are intersections with the characters that people one's timeline, some who disappoint, others who do not: Ruth the motherly forty-something soul mate; Tom of the week-long lie-by-omission; Roger, an emotionally frigid worshiper of Conrad; the beautiful Hungarian letter carrier, Tito. But all of them are ultimately as indifferent as nature.There are striking metaphors: one's eyes being filled with fish when seeing a loved one; a certain entry that "...used to jump out at me when I flipped through my address book. Now it's an overgrown tombstone at the back of a garden." And the town of Roetown that "...had a slightly run-down aspect...but in a pleasing way, like a man you love who has buttoned his coat up wrong."Like "Life of Pi," "Self" is not for the faint-hearted. Abstract, violent and scatological, it is certainly less accessible and less polished than its more sought-after sister, but it's a meaningful piece of literature that will affect its readers in some unpredictable way and is definitely worth reading. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://samoa.desertcart.com/products/66518116-self](https://samoa.desertcart.com/products/66518116-self) --- *Product available on Desertcart Samoa* *Store origin: WS* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*