Title:
Life of Pi : a novel
Author:
Martel, Yann.
ISBN:
9781841953922
Personal Author:
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.