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 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction in recent years.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781786891686
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 226 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
Edition: Main - Canons
This enormously lovable novel is suffused with wonder - Guardian
A terrific book . . . Fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore - MARGARET ATWOOD
Every page offers something of tension, humanity, surprise, or even ecstasy - The Times
Vivid and entrancing - Sunday Telegraph
Extraordinary . . . Life of Pi could renew your faith in the ability of novelists to invest even the most outrageous scenario with plausible life - New York Times Book Review
Full of clever tricks, amusing asides and grand originality - Daily Telegraph
Inventive, shocking and ultimately uplifting - Daily Mail
Dramatises and articulates the possibilities of storytelling - Observer
A unique and original story, brilliantly told - Guardian
Martel's engaging characterisation and vivid description enliven and enrich this dreamy, fantastic tale - The Times
Judging from other reviews this book appears to be literary marmite. Personally I'm not sure which side of the debate I agree with. I enjoyed the unique fertile imagination that Martel clearly has, his writing... More
This book is about as thought provoking as they come, it creates an incredible environment where the reader is left to question it's credibility for themselves. Yet it is done so in a way that makes this highgly... More
this is a truly astounding page turner of a book and couldn't sleep until i finished it.
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