Books by Yann Martel

Winner of the 2002 Booker Prize and more recently the basis of a movie adaptation direct by Ang Lee and a hit Broadway show, Life of Pi is a philosophical novel by the Canadian author Yann Martel. Published in 2001, Life of Pi tells the story of Piscine Molitor Patel—better known as Pi—whose family decides to move from India to Canada due to political unrest in 1977. They board a cargo ship laden with zoo animals, but when the ship begins to sink Pi finds himself stranded on a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The pair survive
together for a total of 227 days until Pi is eventually saved and taken to hospital. Life of Pi is
a rousing story of survival, perseverance, and faith; we’ve got a feeling that you’ll like this book if you like The Alchemist.

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