Some books defy categorisation:Life of Pi, the second novel from Canadian writer Yann ... more
Martel, is a case in point: just about the only thing you can say for certain about it is that it is fiercely and admirably unique. The plot, if thats the right word,...
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A tale of disaster at sea. The only survivor from the wreck of a cargo ship on the ... more
Pacific, 16-year-old Pi spends 221 days on a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, a female orang-utan and a 450-pound Royal Bengal Tiger called Richard Parker.
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After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the ... more
wild, blue Pacific. The crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger and Pi - a 16-year-old Indian boy.
Advantages: such an outrageously unlikely scenario that becomes realistic and believable the more you read Disadvantages: the first half of the book was a slow build up to a fantastic story
This was the first review I wrote for Ciao, and it is also one of the best books I have read for a long time. I don't think my initial review did the book or me any justice, so I have decided to have another go.
***Background***
YannMartel was born in Spain in 1963, and grew up in a variety of places all over the world including France, Costa Rica, Mexico, Alaska, and Canada. As an adult he has spent time in Iran, Turkey, and India. He currently lives in Montreal. (what a great wealth of cultural experiences to begin a career as an author with!)
The Life of Pi by YannMartel was the winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction in 2002.
As far as I can see from research on the Internet, The Life of Pi is the first and only book by YannMartel to date. However according to an interview with YannMartel ...
Advantages: A great story, endless interpretive possibilities Disadvantages: Slow to get going
Writing about religion can be a tricky business. If you're too controversial, you're pretty much guaranteed to upset an awful lot of people (although it never did Dan Brown any harm). Go too far the other way, and it can all seem a bit dogmatic, alienating a large proportion of your potential readership. However, strike the right balance, and you could just end up with a story that challenges and provokes its readers as much as it entertains them - this is almost certainly what YannMartel has achieved here.
Of course, Life of Pi isn't necessarily a religious story at all; the subject is approached within the text, but if you choose not to find such meaning in the subtext, the only reference to the topic exists as a side-point in the character development, and need not impinge on your reading at all. Approach from the opposite ...
Advantages: Imaginative,funny and captivating. Disadvantages: none
and India; the latter country became the place where he found his inspiration for this novel.
He has been making a living by writing since the age of twenty-seven, publishing a book of short stories and going on to become a critically acclaimed author with his novel ?Self?
?Life of Pi? is his third novel and the winner of The Man Booker Prize 2002.
He lives in Montreal where he continues his writing, I for one hope to see a new novel as soon as possible.
Introduction
Under the title of ?Author?s Note? Martel weaves true life with a touch of fantasy to explain the background of this novel, using it as if he was hunting down the story for himself by means of talking to Pi, the hero of the story. Various notes throughout the story keep this fantasy alive and are a work of art in themselves.
What attracted me to this novel? The back ...
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