by Yann Martel · Faber and Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780857865533
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«Life of Pi» is the fiction novel by Yann Martel published by Canongate Books in paperback in English, 352 pages.
After the sinking of a cargo ship, Pi, a sixteen-year-old boy, is left adrift in the Pacific on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger, as well as a hyena, a zebra and an orangutan. The novel combines adventure, magical realism and reflection on faith, hope and the will to survive, and takes an unexpected turn that questions the very narration of events.
The book won the Man Booker Prize in 2002. This edition is linked to the release of the film directed by Ang Lee, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Director.
Recommended for readers of contemporary literary fiction seeking adventure and survival stories with a philosophical undertone, and for those who know the work through its film adaptation.
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.
