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Line 1: {{work}} {{Infobox book [[File:Life-of-Pi-book-cover.jpg\|frame]]▼ ~~[[Category:~~ \| title = Life of Pi]]▼ ▲~~[[File:~~ \| image = Life-of-Pi-book-cover.jpg~~\|frame]]~~ \| caption = \| author = Yann Martel \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = \| genre = \| publication date = September 11, 2001 \| source page exists = \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} {{quote\|''The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity — it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud.''\|'''Piscine Molitor Patel'''.}} Allegedly one of the greatest novels to come out in recent years, the award-winning '''''Life of Pi''''' (2001) by Yann Martel is about the life and times of Piscine Molitor Patel, better known as Pi (pronounced "pi", as in, 3.1414159...). An Indian teenager, Pi becomes philosophical at a very young age, becoming an adherent of no less than three religions (Islam, Christianity and Hinduism). His parents, who find his interest in religion odd, but accept it nonetheless, run a large zoo in Pondicherry, until circumstance forces them to move to Winnipeg, Canada. The family sells their animals to a variety of zoos, and gain passage to Canada aboard a cargo ship - the ''Tsimtsum'' - that happens to be carrying a number of their own animals. For unknown reasons, the ''Tsimtsum'' sinks, leaving Pi bobbing along the Pacific in a lifeboat. Alone. Line 13 ⟶ 25: What follows is an odd and touching story, recounting the trials and tribulations that Pi endures during his 277-day ordeal on the lifeboat. In 2012 the novel was adapted into [[Life of Pi (film)\|a feature film]] directed by Ang Lee. {{tropelist}} Line 68 ⟶ 80: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Films of the 2010s~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Lit Fic]] ▲[[Category:Films of the 2010s]] ▲[[Category:Life of Pi]] [[Category:School Study Media]] [[Category:Literature of the 2000s]] [[Category:Canadian Literature]] [[Category:Film]] [[Category:Films of the 2010s]] [[Category:Films Based on Novels]] [[Category:Academy Award]] [[Category:~~Literature~~Multiple ofWorks ~~the~~Need ~~2000s~~Separate Pages]]