Life of pi is a fantasy adventure novel by yann martel published in 2001. Chapters 21 and 22 of yann martels novel the life of pi are at the core of the novel because they grapple with and seek to answer the core theme, which is the existence or absence of god in his. Yann martels life of pi is a transformative novel, an astonishing work of imagination that will delight and stun readers in equal measure. The protagonist, piscine molitor pi patel, a tamil boy from pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. Adventure, magical realism, philosophical literature, postmodernism. Theres no doubt that life of pi follows in the footsteps or wake of the great highseas adventure novels. Life of pi won the 2002 man booker prize and has been translated into more than forty languages. Life of pi life of pi a novel authors note this book was born as i was hungry. His family owns and runs a zoo in their hometown in india, and his father is emphatic about being aware of the wildness and true nature of animals, namely. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and beloved works of fiction in recent years. The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16yearold pi patel is raised in pondicherry, india, where he tries on various faiths for size, attracting religions the way a dog attracts fleas. After studying philosophy at university, he travelled and worked at odds jobs before turning to writing. Life of pi is a moving story about a young man that struggles to survive onboard a lifeboat with a wild tiger. Life of pi is the second novel by canadian author yann martel.
The protagonist, piscine molitor pi patel, a tamil boy from pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality. The life of pi is the story of a young man and his journey on a boat with a tiger. In the spring of 1996, my second book, a novel, came out in canada. It is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will, as one character puts it, make you believe in god. Book summary yann martels life of pi is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large bengal tiger named richard parker the beginning of the novel covers pis childhood and youth. Its author, yann martel, spent a year and a half researching along with religion and zoology disaster and castaway stories yann martel, how i wrote life of pi. The following lesson provides a variety of books that are similar to the life of pi. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteenyearold boy named pi, a hyena, a wounded zebra, an orangutanand a 450pound royal bengal tiger.
Life of pi is a canadian philosophical novel by yann martel published in 2001. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to life of pi. The narrative combines religion, science, and mathematics to show how each of these. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a boat in the pacific ocean with a bengal tiger named richard parker. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the pacific ocean with a bengal tiger which raises questions about the nature of reality. In addition to life of pi, he is the author of the novels self and beatrice and virgil, the stories the facts behind the helsinki roccamatios, and the collection of letters to the.
After the sinking of a cargo ship only one lifeboat remains on the pacifichousing a teen named pi, a hyena, a zebra and a royal bengal tiger. Yann martel was born in spain in 1963 of canadian parents. Yann martels imaginative and unforgettable life of pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. He is also the author of the novels beatrice and virgil and self, the collection of stories the facts behind the helsinki roccamatios. It tells the story the 227day ordeal, in a lifeboat with a 450 pound royal bengal tiger, of a sixteenyearold indian youth, piscine molitor patel pi. Universally acclaimed upon publication, life of pi is a.