![]() ![]() ![]() However, anyone that doesn't, would maybe give up on this book before it truly gets a chance to begin (depending on their preference of reading topics). I was fortunate in many ways, as I knew the vague story line due to the books infamy. Raised as a Hindu, he decides to follow Hinduism as well as Christianity and Islam. James Naughtie and readers talk to the Canadian writer Yann Martel about his novel Life of Pi, which won the 2002 Man Booker Prize and went on to become a. Pi has a broad mind and does not wish to follow one God. There are small moments in part one that are very beautifully written and provoked a lot of thought over the past few days that I have been making my way through this book. I was hopeful that the initial section would loop back around for some sort of meaning as the book continued, but this was not the case. It is 100 pages that lead up to a fascinating story that didn't end up being relevant. The first part - in my opinion - could easily have not been included. Part two, set in the Pacific ocean and part three, set in Mexico. Chapters occasionally alternate between the authors notes and the unlikely tale. During his travels in India, he heard of a man who could tell him a story that would make him believe in God. No one read it and he didn't make any money from it. Yann Martel mentions in his authors note that he had already written a book with very little success. ![]()
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