Life of Pi : a novel
by
 
Martel, Yann.

Title
Life of Pi : a novel

Author
Martel, Yann.

ISBN
9781841953922

Personal Author
Martel, Yann.

Publication Information
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2003, ©2001.

Physical Description
319 pages ; 20 cm

General Note
After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger and Pi - a 16-year-old Indian boy. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years.
 
Previously published: 2002.

Abstract
Pi lives in Pondicherry, India, where his father owns the city's zoo. The family decides to immigrate to Canada, but tragedy strikes at sea. In the lifeboat are five survivors: Pi, a hyena, a zebra, a female orang-utan and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger.

Subject Term
Fiction.
 
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst00923709

Genre
Motion pictures (OCoLC)fst01726252
 
Animal Stories
 
Adventure
 
Motion pictures.


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