One boy one boat one tiger . . .After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen year-old boy named Pi a hyena a zebra (with a broken leg) a female orang-utan and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction in recent years.
