Yann Martel's Life of Pi follows Pi Patel, a young Indian boy who survives 227 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. More than a survival story, the novel is a profound meditation on faith, storytelling, and the nature of truth. Martel creates a narrative that challenges readers to consider which stories we choose to believe and why.

Because Martel asks whether the truth of a story lies in its facts or in what it helps us survive.

• Author: Yann Martel

• Publisher: Mariner Books Classics

• Format: Paperback