Life of Pi is a Canadian fantasy adventure novel by
Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from
Pondicherry, explores issues of
spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a
shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a
Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.