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- Life of Pi is a fascinating and original story of survival and identity. Martel creates a wonderfully realized, clever character in Pi, and a unique world of home, zoo, school, and various houses of various gods. The bit where all three religious figures realize that Pi has joined their faith is quite funny, and so wise.
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Sep 11, 2011 · Pi Patel, a young Indian boy, is shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean after a devastating storm. Alone on a lifeboat, he is accompanied by an unlikely companion, a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Together, they face the challenges of the open sea, forging a remarkable bond between human and beast.
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Sep 11, 2001 · 1,632,284 ratings53,636 reviews. Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, a Tamil boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age.
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The 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning international bestseller, Life of Pi One boy, one boat, one tiger . . . After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan – and a 45...
Life of Piis poignant, inspirational and life-affirming. The predominant narrator is our protagonist Piscine Molitor Patel, who prefers to be called Pi. Interspersed within Pi’s telling of his story of survival as a teenager, is commentary from a reporter writing an article on the life of Pi many years later. Pi grew up in a zoo and his knowledge o...
This novel was adapted for the big screen by screenwriter David Magee and directed by Ang Lee. The movie won four Oscars including Best Director and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963 of Canadian parents. After studying philosophy at university, he travelled and worked at odd jobs before turning to writing. In addition to the Man Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi, which has been translated into over fifty languages and has sold over thirteen million copies worldwide, he is the author of the no...
A literary fiction novel about a boy who survives a shipwreck with zoo animals and faces religious dilemmas. Read the review, age rating, and parents guide for this award-winning and controversial book by Yann Martel.
Jun 1, 2001 · LIFE OF PI. by Yann Martel ‧RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2001. bookshelf. shop now. amazon. A fable about the consolatory and strengthening powers of religion flounders about somewhere inside this unconventional coming-of-age tale, which was shortlisted for Canada’s Governor General’s Award.
Life of Pi is the second novel by Canadian author Yann Martel. It tells the story the 227-day ordeal, in a lifeboat with a 450 pound Royal Bengal tiger, of a sixteen-year-old Indian youth, Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi).
Jul 7, 2002 · LIFE OF PI. By Yann Martel. 319 pp. New York: Harcourt. $25. A HINDU, a Muslim and a Christian are trapped on a lifeboat for 227 days with a 450-pound Bengal tiger.
