Life of Pi

Author : Yann Martel

Publisher : Penguin Books

Cost : Rs 295

Pages : 320

‘Life of Pi’ is an amazing masterpiece of the novelist Yann Martel. This is a story of a boy from Pondicherry, named Piscine Molitor Patel, commonly known as Pi Patel. His father owned a zoo in Pondicherry. He and his family members migrated from there to Canada. I their journey between Pacific Ocean, their ship wrecked and the only survivors were Pi, a hyena, a zebra, an orang utan and a 450 pound Bengal tiger. The name of this tiger was Richard Parker. As days pass only Pi and Parker could manage to survive.

This book has three parts – Toronto and Pondicherry, Pacific Ocean and Mexico. Part two tells his experience with Richard Parker in a lifeboat. The story is written is a fabulous was. This book has won Man Booker Prize in 2002. This book is also a major film now.

This book is published by Penguin Books. This book costs Rs 295. There are a total of 320 pages. I liked this book very much, with such a heart touching story.

Sayooj Samuel

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