Life of Pi

After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbling 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 orangutan... and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary works of fiction in recent years. Paperback , UK , 319 pages Published May 29th 2003 by Canongate Books first published 2001