Life Of Pi, Illustrated
Yann Martel
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Description for Life Of Pi, Illustrated
Hardback. Very good copy . First edition. signed by the author
After 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. Since it was first published in 2002, Life of Pi has entered mainstream consciousness and remains one of the most extraordinary works of fiction in recent years. In October 2005 Canongate launched a competition with The Times to find an artist to illustrate Yann Martel's international bestseller. Soon ... Read more
After 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. Since it was first published in 2002, Life of Pi has entered mainstream consciousness and remains one of the most extraordinary works of fiction in recent years. In October 2005 Canongate launched a competition with The Times to find an artist to illustrate Yann Martel's international bestseller. Soon ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841958491
SKU
KEX0303535
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Yann Martel
Yann Martel is the author of a short story collection, The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, and of four novels, Self, Beatrice & Virgil, Life of Pi (for which he was awarded the 2002 Man Booker Prize), and his latest, The High Mountains of Portugal. Life of Pi was adapted for the silver screen by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars. ... Read more
Reviews for Life Of Pi, Illustrated
Yann Martel is a vivid and entrancing story-teller.
Sunday Telegraph
An inventive, shocking and ultimately uplifting story.
Daily Mail
In its subject and its style, this enormously lovable novel is suffused with wonder: a willed innocence that produces a fresh, sideways look at our habitual assumptions, about religious ... Read more
Sunday Telegraph
An inventive, shocking and ultimately uplifting story.
Daily Mail
In its subject and its style, this enormously lovable novel is suffused with wonder: a willed innocence that produces a fresh, sideways look at our habitual assumptions, about religious ... Read more