Life of Pi

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A lifeboat. A boy. A Bengal tiger. Lost at sea, Pi Patel clings to survival through sheer will, bound by an uneasy truce with the ferocious Richard Parker. His journey is a meditation on faith, fear and the blurred line between myth and reality. As the Pacific stretches endlessly before him, Pi faces hunger, madness and the limits of belief. But when his tale is questioned, one truth remains: sometimes, the story you choose to believe is the one that keeps you alive. Shipwrecked and stranded at sea, a young boy and a fierce tiger are bound together in a desperate struggle for survival. Their journey on a makeshift raft is harrowing, but amid the peril moments of salvation appear in a shimmering storm of fish and a merciful downpour. At its core, Life of Pi is not only a tale of adventure, but a poignant parable about faith, hope and the power of storytelling. Adapted into an acclaimed film and an award-winning play, this beloved novel is truly a contemporary classic.

A shipwreck, a boy, a Bengal tiger. A story of survival, faith and imagination featuring illustrations by Violeta Encarnación.

Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. Practicing not only his native Hinduism but also Christianity and Islam, Pi tries on various faiths for size, attracting “religions the way a dog attracts fleas.” When Pi is 16, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship along with their zoo animals bound for new homes. The ship sinks and Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat with his only companions: a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger.

Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. Practicing not only his native Hinduism but also Christianity and Islam, Pi tries on various faiths for size, attracting “religions the way a dog attracts fleas.” When Pi is 16, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship along with their zoo animals bound for new homes. The ship sinks and Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat with his only companions: a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger.

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Unbound book block which can be used by bookbinders and collectors to create their own unique bindings. Listed below are details about the components of the block.Sewn: YesEndsheets: NoIllustrations: YesColophon: Yes