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Why is Yann Martel's Life of Pi such a celebrated book?

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Life of Pi provided an elegant answer to the question of what purpose religious texts and fables can serve the tellers and the audience. Language is an interesting thing. Someone once said that words are just a lie told about the truth. read more

Life of Pi provided an elegant answer to the question of what purpose religious texts and fables can serve the tellers and the audience. Language is an interesting thing. read more

Martel dextrously prepares us for the seafaring section in the first part of the book, which describes Pi's sunny childhood in the Pondicherry zoo and his triple conversion to Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. read more

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