Life of Pi : a novel
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Harcourt, c2001.
Format
Book
Edition
lst U.S. ed.
Status
Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult)
MARTEL Yann
1 available
MARTEL Yann
1 available
Sequim - Fiction (Adult)
MARTEL Yann
1 available
MARTEL Yann
1 available
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Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult) | MARTEL Yann | Available |
Sequim - Fiction (Adult) | MARTEL Yann | Available |
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Published
New York : Harcourt, c2001.
Edition
lst U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 319 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.7, 16 Points
Level 5.7, 16 Points
Notes
Description
"Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent love of stories, and practices not only his native Hinduism, but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes. The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with Richard Parker for 227 days 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." -- Publisher's description.
Awards
Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2002.
Awards
Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Honor, 2002