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Life of Pi

by Yann Martel

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480 pages2001Random House Large PrintISBN 9780739377956
FantasyClassicsAdventureYoung AdultCharacter drivenWeak Character DevelopmentLoveable CharactersFictionMagical RealismsadCharacter drivenStrong Character DevelopmentLoveable CharactersDiverse Charactersanimal deathCannibalismAction and adventure fictionAirplane crash survivalHuman-animal relationshipsFictionLiteratureReligionGeneralAdventure storiesappleFictionA mix drivenStrong Character DevelopmentLoveable CharactersNot Diverse Characters
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About this book

After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one 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 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary works of fiction in recent years.

Publication Details

Publisher
Random House Large Print
Published
2001
Pages
480
ISBN
9780739377956
Language
en

About Yann Martel

Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning novel *Life of Pi,* an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. *Life of Pi* was adapted for a movie directed by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars. Martel is also the author of the novels *The High Mountains of Portugal,* *Beatrice and Virgil,* and *Self;* the collection of stories The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios; and a collection of letters to Canada's Prime Minister, *101 Letters to a Prime Minister.*

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