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The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. 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 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?
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Martel, Yann
- ISBN: 9780156027328
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.94
- Number Of Pages: 336
- Publication Year: 2003
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Modern Work of Art
Ashley L. - 6 years 2 months agoThis book tells such a unique story so beautifully that I've read this book three times. The story of a young man who survives an incredible adventure with an unexpected guest. #summerreading
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One of my favorites
Alyssa G. - 6 years 2 months agoOne of my favorite books! I love the interesting animal facts throughout and the book makes you imagine some incredible, unique environments. #SummerReading
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Absolutely Brilliant
Iliana D. - 6 years 4 months agoThis book holds to be my favorite still after reading and rereading it over the years, I've never truly felt so immersed into a book, it gave me a complete change in how we experience religion and belief.