false 24885114 721656 4214 0770430074 9780770430078 9709 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 88274 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 105369 12828 2001 3 0 false Thu Jun 19 07:09:44 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 07:11:54 -0700 2008