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After a cargo ship sinks in the vast Pacific Ocean, only a lone lifeboat remains. The sole survivor is Pi Patel, a sixteen‑year‑old Indian boy. He is joined by a Royal Bengal tiger, a hyena, a zebra with a broken leg, and a female orang‑utan. The story follows Pi’s extraordinary ordeal at sea, his struggle to coexist with the animals, and the spiritual questions that arise as he confronts survival, faith, and the limits of human resilience.
First publish date: May 29, 2003
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Survival Adventure
Authors: Yann Martel
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