by Yann Martel · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780143028482
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«Life of Pi» is the adventure and fantasy novel by Yann Martel, published by Penguin in paperback (319 pages, in English).
Piscine Molitor «Pi» Patel, raised in the family zoo in Pondicherry (India), travels to Canada with his family. When his ship sinks, he is left adrift in a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The 227 days of crossing the Pacific are a story of survival, hope, and faith.
Winner of the 2002 Booker Prize. The first edition appeared in Canada in 2001; this Indian edition is from 2002.
For readers of contemporary fiction and adventure seeking stories of survival and spiritual reflection.
Yann Martel, is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent more than a year on the bestseller lists of The New York Times and The Globe and Mail, among many other best-selling lists. Life of Pi was adapted for a movie of the same name directed by Ang Lee, receiving four Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Director and winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
