一艘孤單小船、一個落難少年，加上一隻『虎』視眈眈的巨無霸！這是南太平洋上，最艱難的生存習題……
這個故事有個快樂的結局：少年Pi從此過著幸福的日子；那隻叫做『理查．帕克』的老虎可能也是。不過大家最好奇的恐怕是：一個人類單獨和一隻孟加拉猛虎為伴，如何能安然度過兩百二十七天？！何況，他們還是漂流在茫茫大海中、擠在一艘毫無希望的小小救生艇上……
其實，這原本是一趟航向未來的偉大旅程！至少Pi起初是這麼想的。直到貨船突然沉沒，所有美好的願景瞬間葬送海底，Pi才開始懷疑他所信仰的上帝、阿拉和印度教神明聯手對他的『未來』開了一個殘酷的大玩笑……不過現在可不是絕望痛哭的時候，眼前最要緊的是──他得活下去！
仔細想想，理查．帕克儘管囂張又霸道，卻是他僅剩的夥伴了，可是這個大傢伙實在太危險，弄不好連自己可能也會送命。不行，對付理查．帕克當然不能來硬的，他得好好想想：馬戲團裡的馴獸師都是如何馴服那些『大貓』的呢？……
Pi Patel, a God-loving boy and the son of a zookeeper, has a fervent love of stories and practices not only his native Hinduism, but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is sixteen, his family and their zoo animals emigrate from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship. Alas, the ship sinks-and Pi finds himself in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi. Can Pi and the tingerfind their way to land ? Can Pi's fear, knowledge, and cunning keep him alive until they do?
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Yann Martel, the child of diplomats, grew up in Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Alaska, and Canada and as an adult has spent time in Iran, Turkey, and India. After studying philosophy at Trent University, he worked at odd jobs until he began making a living as a writer at the age of twenty-seven. He lives in Montreal.
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