The Life of Pi Illustrated edition

Author: Yann Martel

After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger . . .

Since Life of Pi was first published in 2002 it has entered mainstream consciousness and remains one of the most extraordinary (and successful) works of fiction in recent years. Canongate launched a competition with The Times to find an artist to illustrate Yann Martel's international bestseller. Soon the competition expanded as the Globe and Mail and The Age newspapers also launched searches in Canada and Australia. From thousands of entries, Croatian artist Tomislav Torjanac was chosen as the illustrator for this new edition of Life of Pi.

Also by Yann Martel

Book Cover:  Beatrice and Virgil
By Yann Martel

Destiny can take many shapes. For Henry, a writer struggling to finish a book about the Holocaust, it arrives in the form of a puzzling envelope from a stranger.


The envelope takes him into a taxidermist's workshop. Filled with lovingly preserved animals from all corners of the globe, this place is unlike anywhere he has ever been. Among the hundreds of stuffed animals are Beatrice and Virgil: a monkey...

Destiny can take many shapes. For Henry, a writer struggling to finish a book about the Holocaust, it arrives in the form of a puzzling envelope from a stranger.


The envelope takes him into a taxidermist's...

Published: 02/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921758270
RRP: $23.95
Book Cover:  Beatrice and Virgil
By Yann Martel

Destiny can take many shapes.  For Henry, a writer struggling to finish a book about the Holocaust, it arrives in the form of a puzzling envelope from a stranger.

The envelope takes him into a taxidermist's workshop.  Filled with lovingly preserved animals from all corners of the globe, this place is unlike anywhere he has ever been.  Among the hundreds of stuffed animals are Beatrice...

Destiny can take many shapes.  For Henry, a writer struggling to finish a book about the Holocaust, it arrives in the form of a puzzling envelope from a stranger.

The envelope takes him into a taxidermist's...

Published: 14/04/2010
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781921656255
RRP: $32.95
Book Cover: The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
By Yann Martel
This superb debut, hailed for its power, compassion and elegance, takes in the wide sweep of human experience. Yann Martel's short stories are moving, thought provoking and as inventive in form as they are timeless in content. They display the startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made him an international phenomenon.
This superb debut, hailed for its power, compassion and elegance, takes in the wide sweep of human experience. Yann Martel's short stories are moving, thought provoking and as inventive in form as they...
Published: 26/09/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781920885892
RRP: $23.95
Book Cover: The Life of Pi Illustrated edition
Published:29/10/2007
Format:Hardback, 336 pages
RRP:$59.95
ISBN-13:9781841958491
ISBN-10:1841958492
Imprint:Canongate
Publisher:Text Publishing

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25 May 2012
Australian Society of Authors 2012 Barbara Jefferis Award - winner

All That I Am by Anna Funder has won the Barbara Jefferis Award.

The award is offered annually for “the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society”.

Anna beat fellow Miles Franklin contenders Foal's Bread and Cold Light.

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