Life of Pi: a novel

Martel, Yann

Life of Pi: a novel - Edinburgh Canongate 2012 - 319 pages; 20 cm.

"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 16 year old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orangutan, and a 450 pound Royal Bengal iger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary works of fiction in recent years."


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Airplane crash survival
Airplane crash survival Fiction
Fiction
Human-animal relationships
Human-animal relationships Fiction
India
Ocean travel
Ocean travel Fiction
Orphans
Orphans Fiction
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean Fiction
Shipwreck victims
Shipwreck victims India Fiction
Storytelling
Storytelling Fiction
Teenage boys
Teenage boys Fiction
Tiger
Tiger Fiction
Zoo animals
Zoo animals Fiction

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