Author

Publication

2001 - Harcourt, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

79,750 words, Guess

Page Count

319 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001039737
  • Goodreads317818
  • LibraryThing5197633

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPR9199.3.M3855 L54 2001

Description

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.

First Sentence

My suffering left me sad and gloomy.

Excerpt

My suffering left me sad and gloomy.

Excerpt

1. On the surface, Life of Pi seems to be a cliché: boy against sea and other forces of nature, overcomes all obstacles, survives.

Subjects

Topics

TigerTigersRomansTigresTogersOrphansReaders

Places

People

pi

Times

Pacific Ocean

Genres

  • Fiction.

Other Editions

  • Life of Pi: a novelHarcourt2001-01-01
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