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Life of Pi

By: Yann Martel
Narrated by: Sanjeev Bhaskar
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Publisher's summary

One boy, one boat, one tiger....

British comedian, actor and broadcaster Sanjeev Bhaskar, OBE performs this brilliant edition of a work of fiction that is loved by fans around the world. After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a 16 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 an extraordinary adventure.

©2002 Yann Martel (P)2017 Canongate Books

Critic reviews

"A unique and original story, brilliantly told." (Guardian)
"Pi is bewitching, the tale both nihilistic and naïve, philosophical and playful, deeply moving while always treading the line clear of schmalz." (Independent)
"Every page offers something of tension, humanity, surprise, or even ecstasy." (The Times)

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rochard parker

the way it is read and pi tells the story of his life i love this book

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Humorous 🤣🤣🤣

It is a funny book and very good story! But it is long, and too sad !😭😭😭

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Loved it

Loved it, lots of emotions including laughter. I now understand the movie. Book easy going.

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Fantastic!

Thoroughly enjoyed this book and the narration is superbly done!
Definitely a classic to be ticked off!

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Brilliantly read

It is a classic, so going into detail of the story may be irrelevant. But the reading of this book , the accents and characters, pace , everything was very well done. The reader managed to match the mood of the text and built suspense so effortlessly

Well done!

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A great story

It is a great story I like to read when I am a fifth .
I choose five stars because it is a fun and adventure story like Robinson . He had a fun time with Richard Parker the tiger . It is also a sad story . The ship to Canada sinked. 😭😭😭

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Narration was superb!

The narrator did a fantastic job telling an extraordinary, true, and inspiring story. Highly recommended!

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Fact or Fiction

A remarkable story and It helped to have watched the movie first but its great to live in the world of make believe sometime———Sanjay allows us to do this

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So much better than the movie!

Much more detailed than the movie, interesting, gruesome at points beautiful and funny in other parts, very nice descriptions and allegories. Recommend it!

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Inspirational in so many ways

What a wonderful tale so well told. Everybody can take something away from this deeply meaningful story.

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