The Resource Life of Pi : a novel, Yann Martel
Life of Pi : a novel, Yann Martel
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- Summary
- Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- xii, 319 pages
- Isbn
- 9780151008117
- Label
- Life of Pi : a novel
- Title
- Life of Pi
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Yann Martel
- Subject
-
- trueZoo animals
- Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
- trueHuman/animal relationships
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueOcean travel
- Ocean travel -- Fiction
- Ocean travel -- Fiction
- trueOrphans
- Orphans -- Fiction
- Orphans -- Fiction
- truePacific Ocean
- Pacific Ocean -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
- Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
- trueStorytelling
- Storytelling -- Fiction
- Storytelling -- Fiction
- trueSurvival (after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.)
- trueSurvival stories
- trueTeenage boys
- Teenage boys -- Fiction
- Teenage boys -- Fiction
- Tiger -- Fiction
- Tiger -- Fiction
- trueTigers
- Zoo animals -- Fiction
- Adventure fiction
- Adventure fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain
- Summary
- Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain
- Award
-
- Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Adult Fiction, 2004.
- Booker Prize, 2002.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2002.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2002
- Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards, Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, 2001.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 069698
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Martel, Yann
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 830
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PR9199.3.M3855
- LC item number
- L54 2001
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 830
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Shipwreck survival
- Human-animal relationships
- Storytelling
- Teenage boys
- Ocean travel
- Zoo animals
- Orphans
- Tiger
- Pacific Ocean
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Life of Pi : a novel, Yann Martel
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20534061
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- xii, 319 pages
- Isbn
- 9780151008117
- Lccn
- 2001039737
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm47893052
- Label
- Life of Pi : a novel, Yann Martel
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20534061
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- xii, 319 pages
- Isbn
- 9780151008117
- Lccn
- 2001039737
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm47893052
Subject
- trueZoo animals
- Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
- trueHuman/animal relationships
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueOcean travel
- Ocean travel -- Fiction
- Ocean travel -- Fiction
- trueOrphans
- Orphans -- Fiction
- Orphans -- Fiction
- truePacific Ocean
- Pacific Ocean -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
- Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
- trueStorytelling
- Storytelling -- Fiction
- Storytelling -- Fiction
- trueSurvival (after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.)
- trueSurvival stories
- trueTeenage boys
- Teenage boys -- Fiction
- Teenage boys -- Fiction
- Tiger -- Fiction
- Tiger -- Fiction
- trueTigers
- Zoo animals -- Fiction
- Adventure fiction
- Adventure fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
Genre
- trueSurvival stories
- trueLiterary fiction
- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- truePsychological fiction
- Adventure fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCanadian fiction
Included in
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2002
- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 2002
- trueAsian Pacific American Award for Literature: Adult Fiction
- trueQuebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards: Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
- trueMan Booker Prize
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Adult Fiction, 2004.
- Award
- Booker Prize, 2002.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2002.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2002
- Award
- Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards, Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, 2001.
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