Life of Pi
A Novel
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4.4 • 62 Ratings
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
NOW ON BROADWAY
The international bestseller and modern classic of adventure, survival, and the power of storytelling is now an award-winning play.
After the 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 wounded zebra, an orangutan—and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger.
Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi Patel, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with the tiger, Richard Parker, for 227 days while lost at sea. When they finally reach the coast of Mexico, Richard Parker flees to the jungle, never to be seen again.
The Japanese authorities who interrogate Pi refuse to believe his story and press him to tell them "the truth." After hours of coercion, Pi tells a second story, a story much less fantastical, much more conventional—but is it more true?
Life of Pi is at once a realistic, rousing adventure and a meta-tale of survival that explores the redemptive power of storytelling and the transformative nature of fiction. It's a story, as one character puts it, to make you believe in God.
Customer Reviews
My favorite!
This book is my favorite story of all time. When I finished I was so moved and I could have turned around and started it right over. Absolutely beautifully written, so detailed and the way MrMartel told the story my mind was able to create incredibly vivid images. It was exciting and heartbreaking and stunning at the same time. I highly recommend it. I become emotional just thinking about it and it’s been over 10 years since I last read it.
Pls give it a chance!!
Everyone that i talk to about how much i love this book always complains about how boring it was to read for English class. To which I say, of course it sucked when you read it in class and had to take silly quizzes and notes on it. I hated it in English class too. but then i watched the movie and really loved that, so i gave it another try on my own pacing and with out school stress and oh. my. god.
This book beautifully presented the battle of survival and morals/ethics. As someone who grew up religious but really struggled with thei identity in the church and eventually left, this book has an incredibly interesting and fascinating ways of looking into religion using the most extreme conditions and metaphors to explain the constant battles religion brings, but also the comfort and morality it can make.
PLEASE READ OUTSIDE OF AN ENGLISH CLASS IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY!!!
A fantastic yet believably told story.
I loved this book for several reasons. It really gave insight into the thinking and emotions of wild animals. It also incredibly describes what the body and mind can endure to survive. It’s beautifully written. And it’s ending did not disappoint.