YANN MARTEL

LIFE OF PI, 2003, Canongate

The life of Pi starts fairly slowly, as all boys lives do. He discovers Christianity, Islam and also becomes a Hindu whilst living the interesting life of a zoo-keeper's youngest son. This slow start provides a backdrop to compare the unbelievable adventure that he and Richard Parker (the tiger) have together. It accelerates, drawing the reader into a story of survival in the strangest circumstances, based on a faith in God and a knowledge of captive animals. AN aug04

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