Yann Martel, Tomislav Torjanac: Life of Pi (2007, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)
336 pages
English language
Published Sept. 7, 2007 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan… and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary works of fiction in recent years.
Absolutely delightful. Martel's story is delicious in numerous ways. It conveys a great deal of information about animals, but I was most astounded by how he simplifies conversation about faiths.
