He wanted to explore the idea of survival and what it means to be human. In an interview, Martel said that he was inspired to write Life of Pi after reading a story about a man who was stranded on a lifeboat with a tiger. He currently resides in Montreal, Quebec. Martel is a dual citizen of Canada and Switzerland. His other works include Beatrice and Virgil (2010) and The High Mountains of Portugal (2016). He is the author of several novels, including Life of Pi, which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2002. Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963 and raised in Canada. The book was originally published in English, but it has since been translated into French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, and more.

Life of Pi has been translated into over forty languages. Multiple Languages Editions of Life of Pi Book The novel ends with Pi reflecting on his experiences and what they have taught him about life. He eventually makes it to shore, where he is reunited with his family. Pi spends 227 days at sea, during which time he must learn how to coexist with Richard Parker. Pi is the only human survivor, and he ends up stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. They travel by cargo ship, and the ship sinks during a storm. When Pi is sixteen, his family decides to move to Canada, and they sell their zoo in Pondicherry. He tells the story of his childhood and adolescence in India, including his love for animals and interest in various religions. The novel begins with Pi’s adult life when he lives in Canada with his family and works as a writer.

He is an Indian boy from Pondicherry who explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel is the protagonist and narrator of the novel. Multiple Languages Editions of Life of Pi Book.

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