1. Life of Pi
John Miller
Book Report
English 9C
Bavarian International School
11 November 2013

2. Publisher Information
 Publisher: Mariner Books
 City of Publication: New
York
 Year of Publication: 2003
 Book Length: 326 Pages
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3. The Author
 Yann Martel, a Spanish born
Canadian novelist, is the
author of Life of Pi.
 Martel was inspired by an
elderly man in
Pondicherry, India to write
Life of Pi.
 Martel interviewed Pi
Patel, and he immersed
himself within the Indian
culture for two years to write
Life of Pi.

4. Genre
 Life of Pi is a work of
fiction.
 The novel can be classified
as an adventure fantasy
novel.
 The novel can also be
classified as a magical
realism or philosophical
piece of literature.

5. Main Characters
 Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi): Pi
is the main character of the
story. He is a teenage Indian
boy, son of a zookeeper.
 Richard Parker: He is the
Bengal tiger that becomes
Pi’s reason for living.
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6. Setting
 Time: Martel starts the story
from an undetermined point
in time. Pi’s tragic events
begin on July 2, 1997. His
journey on the Pacific Ocean
lasts for 227 days.
 Place: Pi’s story starts with
his childhood in
Pondicherry, India. The
place
changes, remarkably, as the
story unfolds.

7. Book Summary
 During his family’s voyage
from India to Canada, the
ship sinks. Pi manages to get
into a lifeboat. While he is
lost at sea, Pi’s only
companions a zebra, an
orangutan, a hyena, and a
Bengal tiger.
 Two major themes that
emerge throughout the novel
are the desire to survive and
the power of stories.

8. Rating
 Life of Pi is absolutely one
of the best novels that I have
read.
 If you are looking for a
novel that is full of
adventure, a range of
emotions, philosophy and
culture, then Life of Pi is the
book for you!
 I give this novel “five stars.”
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