Life of Pi Life of Pi Life of Pi is a Canadian fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry who explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The novel has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. It was rejected by at least five London publishing houses before being accepted by Knopf Canada, which published it in September 2001. The UK edition won
Yann Moix novel as well as the Prix François Mauriac from the Académie française for "Jubilations vers le ciel" in 1996. In 2013, he won the Prix Renaudot for "Naissance". Moix directed three films, including "Podium", based on one of his novels. Since 2015, Moix has been a host on "On n'est pas couché", a television program. He also writes for the magazine "La Règle du Jeu". Yann Moix Yann Moix (born 1968) is a French author, film director and television presenter. He is the author of ten novels, and the recipient of several literary prizes. He is the director of three