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Life of Pi

by Yann Martel
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Details

Pages
319
Word Count
101027
Lexile
830L
AR
5.7
Grade Level Moms
Genre
Philosophical Fiction

Summary

The story follows Piscine Molitor Patel, known as Pi, a young Indian boy who survives a shipwreck while emigrating to Canada with his family. Stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean, Pi is left with only a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker for company. The novel weaves a tale of survival, faith, and the boundaries between reality and imagination, as Pi confronts his deepest fears and beliefs during his 227-day ordeal at sea.

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