Life of Pi
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Winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent love of stories, and practices not only his native Hinduism, but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals b... More
Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent love of stories, and practices not only his native Hinduism, but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals b... More
Book Information
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Binding | Hardcover (113 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 352 |
ISBN-10 | 0544049780 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0544049789 |
Publication Date | 11/27/2012 |
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7/3/2011 Robin Reardon said:
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This is one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read. Martel has a real talent for painting with words, and the depth of his philosophy is subtly apparent in each stroke of his verbal brush. Many times I stopped, took a deep breath, and re-read an entire paragraph just to enjoy it again.... more
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5/18/2010 Lucy Elliott said:
I'm so exited to have my Illustrated version of this book. This story made me love reading again, and the oversize printing with such lush paintings on that glossy paper, I feel like that 3rd grade bookworm I used to be! Just geeking out. Yann Martel is a brilliant writter, but this is definitly my ... more
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