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Life Of Pi
Yann Martel
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Description for Life Of Pi
Paperback. Now a major motion picture from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee Winner of the Booker Prize Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857865533
SKU
9780857865533
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About Yann Martel
Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963 of Canadian parents. After studying philosophy at university, he travelled and worked at odds jobs before turning to writing. In addition to Life of Pi, he is the author of the novels Self and Beatrice and Virgil, the stories The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, and the collection of letters to the ... Read more
Reviews for Life Of Pi
Every page offers something of tension, humanity, surprise, or even ecstasy
The Times
A terrific book . . . fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore
Margaret Atwood
Sunday Times
A unique and original story, brilliantly told
Guardian
Full ... Read more
The Times
A terrific book . . . fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore
Margaret Atwood
Sunday Times
A unique and original story, brilliantly told
Guardian
Full ... Read more