Life of Pi

by Yan Martel

English 1 edition

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING DIRECTOR ANG LEE LIFE OF PI A NOVEL BY YANN MARTEL WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE ONE BOY, ONE BOAT, ONE TIGER After a tragic shipwreck, a solitary lifeboat is left at the mercy of the wild blue waters of the Pacific. The only survivors are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a zebra with a broken leg, a hyena, an orang-utan – and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. Now a major motion picture from acclaimed director Ang Lee, the much loved Life of Pi is a bewitching tale of adventure and friendship – and of finding courage in the most unexpected places. ‘Every page offers something of tension, humanity, surprise, or even ecstasy’ The Times ‘A terrific book. It’s fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore’ Margaret Atwood, Sunday Times ‘This enormously loveable novel is suffused with wonder’ Guardian ‘Vivid and entrancing’ Sunday Telegraph