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After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship in the Pacific, one solitary lifeboat remains, carrying a hyena, a zebra, a female orangutan, a Bengal tiger, and a 16-year-old Indian boy names Pi. His story is a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound listerners in equal measure. It is a...

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Main Author: Martel, Yann
Other Authors: Woodman, Jeff (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : HighBridge, p2002, c2001.
Subjects:
Human-animal relationships > Fiction.
Ocean travel > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Storytelling > Fiction.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. > Fiction.
Teenage boys > Fiction.
Tigers > Fiction.
Zoo animals > Fiction.
Pacific Ocean > Fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Psychological fiction.
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Summary:After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship in the Pacific, one solitary lifeboat remains, carrying a hyena, a zebra, a female orangutan, a Bengal tiger, and a 16-year-old Indian boy names Pi. His story is a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound listerners in equal measure. It is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will as one character puts it, make you believe in God.
Item Description:Unabridged.
Physical Description:9 sound discs (11.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Compact disc.
ISBN:1565117808 :
Author Notes:Yann Martel was born in Salamanca, Spain on June 25, 1963. After studying philosophy at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, he worked at odd jobs and travelled widely before turning to writing. His works include Seven Stories, What Is Stephen Harper Reading?, and Beatrice and Virgil. He was awarded the Journey Prize for the title story in The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios. His second novel, Life of Pi, won numerous awards including the 2002 Man Booker. He continued to make the bestseller list in 2018 with his title, The High Mountains of Portugal.

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