"A terrific book....fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore."
MARGARET ATWOOD, SUNDAY TIMES
A fter 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.
"Every page offers something of tension, humanity, surprise, or even ectasy."
THE TIMES
"An inventive, shocking and ultimately uplifting story."
DAILY MAIL
"A hilarious novel, full of clever tricks, amusing asides and grand originality."
DAILY TELEGRAPH
"Extraordinary... Life of Pi could renew your faith in the ability of novelists to invest even the most outrageous scenario with plausible life."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"Life of Pi is black magic and reality, a subtle and sophisticated fable about belief in its many guises."
IRISH TIMES
Soft cover
Gently used with natural foxing in front

Condition: Good