<sod>His fourth novel, ''The High Mountains of Portugal'', was published on February 2nd, 2016.<ref>[http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/242201/high-mountains-portugal#9780345809438 Knopf Canada: The High Mountains of Portugal]. Penguin Random House site. Retrieved March 24, 2016.</ref><ref>Charles, Ron (January 21, 2016).[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/yann-martels-the-high-mountains-of-portugal-is-his-best-since-life-of-pi/2016/01/21/59ba6f30-c04f-11e5-83d4-42e3bceea902_story.html Yann Martel’s ‘The High Mountains of Portugal’ is his best since ‘Life of Pi’]. The Washington Post, Book World. Retrieved March 24, 2016.</ref> It tells of three characters in Portugal in three different time periods, who cope with love and loss each in their own way, and with their own chimpanzee.<ref name = "NYT Broida">Broida, Mike (February 12, 2016).[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/books/review/the-high-mountains-of-portugal-by-yann-martel.html?_r=0 The New York Times Sunday Book Review: The High Mountains of Portugal]. The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2016.</ref><ref>Zimmerman, Jean (February 5, 2016).[http://www.npr.org/2016/02/05/463861486/confronting-loss-while-scaling-the-high-mountains-of-portugal NPR Book Review: Confronting Loss While Scaling 'The High Mountains Of Portugal']. NPR online. Retrieved March 25, 2016.</ref> The New Times Sunday Book Review said: "These structural overtones add richness to Martel’s novel, and so does his voluminous research".<ref name = "NYT Broida"/><eod>
<sod>His fourth novel, ''The High Mountains of Portugal'', was published on February 2nd, 2016.<ref>[http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/242201/high-mountains-portugal#9780345809438 Knopf Canada: The High Mountains of Portugal]. Penguin Random House site. Retrieved March 24, 2016.</ref><ref>Charles, Ron (January 21, 2016).[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/yann-martels-the-high-mountains-of-portugal-is-his-best-since-life-of-pi/2016/01/21/59ba6f30-c04f-11e5-83d4-42e3bceea902_story.html Yann Martel’s ‘The High Mountains of Portugal’ is his best since ‘Life of Pi’]. The Washington Post, Book World. Retrieved March 24, 2016.</ref> It tells of three characters in Portugal in three different time periods, who cope with love and loss each in their own way, and with their own chimpanzee.<ref name = "NYT Broida">Broida, Mike (February 12, 2016).[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/books/review/the-high-mountains-of-portugal-by-yann-martel.html?_r=0 The New York Times Sunday Book Review: The High Mountains of Portugal]. The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2016.</ref><ref>Zimmerman, Jean (February 5, 2016).[http://www.npr.org/2016/02/05/463861486/confronting-loss-while-scaling-the-high-mountains-of-portugal NPR Book Review: Confronting Loss While Scaling 'The High Mountains Of Portugal']. NPR online. Retrieved March 25, 2016.</ref> The New Times' Sunday Book Review said: "These structural overtones add richness to Martel’s novel, and so does his voluminous research".<ref name = "NYT Broida"/><eod>