Hi,
Just finished a book, " Life of Pi" by Yann Martel...after a long
struggle.. ; )
The author is a Spanish born - Canadian and is best known for his Booker
Prize in 2002, which he received for this Pondicherry- based story.
Its about an Indian boy who loses his family in a ship-wreck and finds
himself all alone in a life-boat with a Hyena, an Orangutan, a Zebra
with a broken leg and Richard Parker, a highly ferocious Tiger.
Soon, he ends up being the only prey for the Tiger.
How he manages to spend 227 days( the highest so far) in the Pacific
with an ever-hungry Bengal Tiger, right next to him, forms the remaining
part of the story.
The way he handles things is highly astonishing for his age.. and we may
end up seeing our sickest problems more lighter..
And .. on the author.. I am still googling to find whether it is really
a fiction novel.. the only evidence being the rack I picked this novel
from...
