Life of Pi

by Yann Martel

(Fiction, 2001)

Winner of the prestigious Booker Prize in 2002, Life of Pi explores issues of religion and spirituality through the eyes of protagonist Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel, an Indian boy who survives 227 days shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean. The book, written by a Canadian author, was also chosen for CBC Radio’s Canada Reads 2003 competition. 401 p. Also available to download as an audio book.