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Synopsis |
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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?
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Biography |
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Yann Martel, the child of diplomats, grew up in Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Alaska, and Canada and as an adult has spent time in Iran, Turkey, and India. After studying philosophy at Trent University, he worked at odd jobs until he began making a living as a writer at the age of twenty-seven. He lives in Montreal.
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Awards |
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| Man Booker Prize for Fiction |
| TAYSHAS High School Reading List [Texas] |
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General Subjects |
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Fiction- Literary
Fiction- Action & Adventure
Fiction- General
Juvenile Fiction- Action & Adventure
Juvenile Fiction- General
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Academic Disciplines & Course Studies |
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English Language & Literature- American Literature
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Rights Details |
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| Rights Sold: |
A Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and the Quality Paperback Book Club
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| Rights Holders: |
Canada: Random House Canada
UK: Canongate
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Rights Information |
Harvest Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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