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Life of Pi

This article is about the novel by Yann Martel. For the film adaptation, see Life of Pi (film). For the theatrical adaptation, see Life of Pi (play).

Life of Pi
Life of Pi cover
AuthorYann Martel
Original titleLife of Pi
LanguageEnglish
GenreAdventure fiction
PublisherKnopf Canada
Publication date
September 11, 2001
Publication placeCanada
Pages356
ISBN0-676-97376-0 (first edition, hardcover)
OCLC46624335
Preceded bySelf 
Followed byBeatrice and Virgil 

Life of Pi is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, India, who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. After a shipwreck, he survives 227 days while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger, raising questions about the nature of reality and how it is perceived and told.

The novel has sold more than ten million copies worldwide.[1] It was rejected by at least 5 London publishing houses[2] before being accepted by Knopf Canada, which published it in September 2001. Martel won the Man Booker Prize the following year.[3][4][5] It was also chosen for CBC Radio's Canada Reads 2003, where it was championed by author Nancy Lee.[6]

The French translation L'Histoire de Pi was chosen in the French CBC version of the contest Le Combat des livres, where it was championed by Louise Forestier.[7] The novel won the 2003 Boeke Prize, a South African novel award. In 2004, it won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Best Adult Fiction for years 2001–2003.[8] In 2012 it was adapted into a feature film directed by Ang Lee with a screenplay by David Magee.

In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[9]

  1. ^ Miller, Daniel (February 18, 2013). "'Life of Pi' a surprise success story around the world". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (October 24, 2002). "Top publishers rejected Booker winner". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  3. ^ "Life of Pi". Man Booker Prize. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  4. ^ Kipen, David (October 23, 2002). "Canadian wins Booker Prize / 'Life of Pi' is tale of a boy who floats across the ocean from India". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Nigel (September 30, 2002). "Life of Pi wins Booker". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  6. ^ "Canada Reads 2003". Canada Reads. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  7. ^ "Martel seeks quiet of Saskatoon". CBC News. Retrieved September 1, 2010. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Asian Pacific American Award for Literature (APAAL) 2001–2003". APAAL. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  9. ^ "The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign". BBC. April 17, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

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