false 10574581 692724 4214 0770430074 9780770430078 9725 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4214.Life_of_Pi 3.79 88488 Life of Pi, appeared in Canada in 2001 to enthusiastic reviews and moderate sales. A year later, it came out of nowhere to win the Booker Prize and became an international publishing phenomenon (and Amazon.ca's first blockbuster). In a wonderful display of storytelling verve, Martel takes a distinctly unpromising premise--a "story that will make you believe in God" about a boy trapped on a lifeboat with an enormous tiger--and pulls it off with complete and winning confidence.]]> 811 3.79 105611 12850 2001 5 0 false Mon Dec 17 13:08:31 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 13:08:31 -0800 2007