Life of Pi Illustrated

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.

Praise for Life of Pi Illustrated:

'My vision of the illustrated edition of Life of Pi is based on paintings from a first-person perspective—Pi's perspective. The interpretation of what Pi sees is intermeshed with what he feels and it is shown through colour, perspective, symbols, hand gestures, etc.'

Tomislav Torjanac, illustrator

'A terrific book...fresh, original, smart, devious, crammed with absorbing lore.'

Margaret Atwood, Sunday Times

'There is little to be added to the chorus of praise that's already greeted Yann Martel's Man Booker prize-winning masterpiece. But this new edition, illustrated by Tomislav Torjanac, makes it an even more sumptuous read than before. Brightly-coloured, often very beautiful, animal paintings supplement the text, and even the illuminated chapter headings and page numbers help to enhance the reader's experience.'

Herald