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Life of Pi
Bestseller: about 10 million copies (estimate)After a shipwreck, a teenage boy from India is left adrift in the Pacific in a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger, and must find a way to live alongside the last of them.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2001
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 480
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a survival story that doubles as a story about faith and storytelling.
Skip this if you can't read about animals killing each other, or want a conventional ending.
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Quick answers about Life of Pi
- What is Life of Pi about?
- After a shipwreck, a teenage boy from India is left adrift in the Pacific in a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger, and must find a way to live alongside the last of them.
- Who should read Life of Pi?
- Read it if you want a survival story that doubles as a story about faith and storytelling. Skip it if you can't read about animals killing each other, or want a conventional ending.
- How long and how fast is Life of Pi?
- It is a medium-paced, medium read of about 480 pages, first published in 2001.
- Does Life of Pi have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Animal death, Death, Violence, Grief.
- Can I borrow Life of Pi for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Life of Pi; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after Life of Pi?
- Readers who liked it often move on to The Old Man and the Sea, Hatchet, The Alchemist.
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