The Story of Pie
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One boy, one boat, one tiger… … .
It is the story of an Indian boy's 227-day drift in the Pacific Ocean.
The most hopeful story about despair
The revised edition of 『Life of Pi』, the Man Booker Prize-winning bestseller that has been published in 50 countries around the world and has sold 12 million copies, has been published.
Published in Korea in 2004, 『The Story of Pi』 has been consistently loved and talked about for 18 years now, and this is the first time a revised edition has been presented. The cover reinterprets the work's meaning and the hardcover binding adds to its collectible value, further enhancing its status as a "modern classic."
Additionally, at the end of the text, excerpts from reviews by domestic and international media and celebrities are included to help readers understand the work more deeply.
This work, which contains the 227-day Pacific drift of Indian boy Pi Patel and Bengal tiger Richard Parker, is an “ecstatic, wonderful, desperate, yet cheerful” adventure novel and a coming-of-age story that does not lose hope even in a sea of suffering. It has become a classic of this era, drawing out weighty philosophical and religious discourse and deep insight into humanity.
This is the original work of director Ang Lee's 2012 film Life of Pi, which won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for its fantastic visuals depicting extreme survival situations at sea.
"Life of Pi" is a novel full of excitement and fun, while also telling a story of ultimate faith and hope.
Margaret Atwood, the Man Booker Prize-winning author and world-renowned novelist, praised this book as “the greatest adventure novel of all time, following Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels, and Moby-Dick.” Amazon.com in the US gave it a review saying, “A novel about adventure, survival, and faith set against the backdrop of the endless blue sea.”
Pi, an Indian boy who was full of anticipation for a new life in an unfamiliar place, suddenly loses his beloved family and, barely surviving, finds himself forced to coexist with a Bengal tiger that could devour him at any moment.
The story of this boy who found hope in a moment of despair has deeply moved people across generations and has remained a source of lasting inspiration for generations.
It is the story of an Indian boy's 227-day drift in the Pacific Ocean.
The most hopeful story about despair
The revised edition of 『Life of Pi』, the Man Booker Prize-winning bestseller that has been published in 50 countries around the world and has sold 12 million copies, has been published.
Published in Korea in 2004, 『The Story of Pi』 has been consistently loved and talked about for 18 years now, and this is the first time a revised edition has been presented. The cover reinterprets the work's meaning and the hardcover binding adds to its collectible value, further enhancing its status as a "modern classic."
Additionally, at the end of the text, excerpts from reviews by domestic and international media and celebrities are included to help readers understand the work more deeply.
This work, which contains the 227-day Pacific drift of Indian boy Pi Patel and Bengal tiger Richard Parker, is an “ecstatic, wonderful, desperate, yet cheerful” adventure novel and a coming-of-age story that does not lose hope even in a sea of suffering. It has become a classic of this era, drawing out weighty philosophical and religious discourse and deep insight into humanity.
This is the original work of director Ang Lee's 2012 film Life of Pi, which won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for its fantastic visuals depicting extreme survival situations at sea.
"Life of Pi" is a novel full of excitement and fun, while also telling a story of ultimate faith and hope.
Margaret Atwood, the Man Booker Prize-winning author and world-renowned novelist, praised this book as “the greatest adventure novel of all time, following Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels, and Moby-Dick.” Amazon.com in the US gave it a review saying, “A novel about adventure, survival, and faith set against the backdrop of the endless blue sea.”
Pi, an Indian boy who was full of anticipation for a new life in an unfamiliar place, suddenly loses his beloved family and, barely surviving, finds himself forced to coexist with a Bengal tiger that could devour him at any moment.
The story of this boy who found hope in a moment of despair has deeply moved people across generations and has remained a source of lasting inspiration for generations.
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Author's Note
Part 1: Toronto and Pondicherry
Part 2 Pacific
Part 3: Benito Juárez Hospital in Tomatlán, Mexico
Translator's Note
Praise for "Life of Pi"
Part 1: Toronto and Pondicherry
Part 2 Pacific
Part 3: Benito Juárez Hospital in Tomatlán, Mexico
Translator's Note
Praise for "Life of Pi"
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Into the book
It was my turn.
Time to defeat Satan.
Medina, I am coming.
I got up from my desk and hurried to the blackboard.
Before the teacher could say anything, I picked up the chalk and wrote it down.
My name is Pisin Molitor Patel
I drew two lines under the spelling of the name.
To put it simply
Pie Patel
As a gesture of kindness, he added:
π = 3.14
--- p.43~44
The bride asked:
“Why is your son going to the mosque?”
The Hindu priest said.
“I saw my son making the sign of the cross at church.”
The Islamic leader came forward.
“My son became a Muslim.”
Yes, that's right.
My parents were dumbfounded when they heard these words all at once.
They didn't know what I was doing.
I didn't know that I attended Hindu, Christian and Muslim services.
Aren't teenagers always going to have secrets from their parents? What sixteen-year-old doesn't have secrets?
But fate brought my parents, me, and the "wise men" of three religions—or so I should call them—together on this very day, on the promenade along the Gubert-Salai beach, and my secret was revealed.
--- p.102~103
Why do people move? Why do they put down roots, leave familiar places, and head for unknown worlds beyond the horizon? Why do they climb places so ostentatious that they feel like beggars? Why do they enter foreign jungles where everything is new, unfamiliar, and challenging?
The answer will be the same everywhere.
People migrate in hopes of a better life.
--- p.123
I was floating alone, an orphan in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The body was hanging from the oar, a large tiger was in front of it, sharks were swimming underneath, and a storm was pouring down on the body.
If you look at this situation rationally, you would hope to drown before being eaten by a tiger.
But for a moment, with the oars tucked into the tarp and the thought of safety washing over me, nothing else crossed my mind.
I didn't even notice the dawn.
I hung on to the oar with all my might.
Just hung on.
Only God knows why.
--- p.163
“I won’t die.
I will refuse death.
I will get through this nightmare.
No matter how big the obstacle, I will overcome it.
It's a miracle I survived until now.
Now we will make miracles a given.
Amazing things will happen every day.
No matter how hard it is, I will do whatever is necessary.
Yes, as long as God is with me, I will not die.
amen."
--- p.219
I also had to stop hoping too much that I would be rescued by a passing ship.
I couldn't rely on outside help.
Survival had to start with me.
In my experience, the worst mistake people make in distress is expecting too much and taking too little action.
Survival begins with focusing on what you can do right now.
To harbor idle hope is to dream of a life that is somewhere in the future.
--- p.246~247
“I love you!”
The words that burst out were pure, free, and boundless.
Emotions overflowed from my chest.
“I really love you.
I love you, Richard Parker.
I don't know what I would do without you right now.
I wouldn't have been able to hold out.
Yeah, I couldn't stand it.
I'm going to die because there's no hope.
Don't give up, Richard Parker.
You can't give up.
I'll take you to land.
I promise.
“I promise!”
--- p.339~340
"What are you talking about? Using language, whether English or Japanese? Isn't there already an element of creation in it? Isn't there already an element of creation in looking at this world?"
"I……."
“The world is not as it is.
As we understand it, right? And when we say we understand something, we attach something to it.
Isn't that what makes life a story?
Time to defeat Satan.
Medina, I am coming.
I got up from my desk and hurried to the blackboard.
Before the teacher could say anything, I picked up the chalk and wrote it down.
My name is Pisin Molitor Patel
I drew two lines under the spelling of the name.
To put it simply
Pie Patel
As a gesture of kindness, he added:
π = 3.14
--- p.43~44
The bride asked:
“Why is your son going to the mosque?”
The Hindu priest said.
“I saw my son making the sign of the cross at church.”
The Islamic leader came forward.
“My son became a Muslim.”
Yes, that's right.
My parents were dumbfounded when they heard these words all at once.
They didn't know what I was doing.
I didn't know that I attended Hindu, Christian and Muslim services.
Aren't teenagers always going to have secrets from their parents? What sixteen-year-old doesn't have secrets?
But fate brought my parents, me, and the "wise men" of three religions—or so I should call them—together on this very day, on the promenade along the Gubert-Salai beach, and my secret was revealed.
--- p.102~103
Why do people move? Why do they put down roots, leave familiar places, and head for unknown worlds beyond the horizon? Why do they climb places so ostentatious that they feel like beggars? Why do they enter foreign jungles where everything is new, unfamiliar, and challenging?
The answer will be the same everywhere.
People migrate in hopes of a better life.
--- p.123
I was floating alone, an orphan in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The body was hanging from the oar, a large tiger was in front of it, sharks were swimming underneath, and a storm was pouring down on the body.
If you look at this situation rationally, you would hope to drown before being eaten by a tiger.
But for a moment, with the oars tucked into the tarp and the thought of safety washing over me, nothing else crossed my mind.
I didn't even notice the dawn.
I hung on to the oar with all my might.
Just hung on.
Only God knows why.
--- p.163
“I won’t die.
I will refuse death.
I will get through this nightmare.
No matter how big the obstacle, I will overcome it.
It's a miracle I survived until now.
Now we will make miracles a given.
Amazing things will happen every day.
No matter how hard it is, I will do whatever is necessary.
Yes, as long as God is with me, I will not die.
amen."
--- p.219
I also had to stop hoping too much that I would be rescued by a passing ship.
I couldn't rely on outside help.
Survival had to start with me.
In my experience, the worst mistake people make in distress is expecting too much and taking too little action.
Survival begins with focusing on what you can do right now.
To harbor idle hope is to dream of a life that is somewhere in the future.
--- p.246~247
“I love you!”
The words that burst out were pure, free, and boundless.
Emotions overflowed from my chest.
“I really love you.
I love you, Richard Parker.
I don't know what I would do without you right now.
I wouldn't have been able to hold out.
Yeah, I couldn't stand it.
I'm going to die because there's no hope.
Don't give up, Richard Parker.
You can't give up.
I'll take you to land.
I promise.
“I promise!”
--- p.339~340
"What are you talking about? Using language, whether English or Japanese? Isn't there already an element of creation in it? Isn't there already an element of creation in looking at this world?"
"I……."
“The world is not as it is.
As we understand it, right? And when we say we understand something, we attach something to it.
Isn't that what makes life a story?
--- p.433~434
Publisher's Review
On a small lifeboat in the middle of the endless sea,
Pi, a sixteen-year-old boy left behind with a giant Bengal tiger
Pi Patel, an Indian boy born in Pondicherry, India, to parents who ran a zoo, passionately explored love, religion, and stories of the world.
This Indian boy, who was teased because his real name, 'Pisin', sounded similar to 'phishing', meaning to urinate, created a new name by writing "π = 3.14" on the blackboard. He grew up happily with his kind parents and sports-enthusiastic older brother.
When Pi is sixteen, his family and animals board a large cargo ship to immigrate to Canada, but the ship runs aground in the middle of the ocean, and only Pi, four animals, a zebra with a broken leg, an orangutan, a hyena, and a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker are left on a lifeboat… … .
Despite this desperate situation, Pi begins his immediate survival to make this story have a happy ending.
Darkness is better than a tiger,
'I was more afraid of despair than darkness'
… … Nevertheless, this story has a happy ending!
The vast Pacific Ocean is eerily silent, as if nothing exists in the world except the ship Pi is on, and then suddenly crashes down on Pi with waves that seem to swallow everything up.
Also, Pi was a boy who believed in Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam, despite being teased and glared at for simply wanting to 'love God', but in an instant, he loses his entire family and goes through all kinds of ordeals on a lifeboat, and he starts to resent God, get angry, and question Him.
But what scares Pi most as he struggles to survive while left alone is not the capricious nature, nor the question of God's existence, nor the large Bengal tiger on board, 'literally and figuratively', but despair itself.
Despairing that one will not survive and giving up on survival.
What Pi feared most was precisely that kind of mind, and Pi gained strength through Richard Parker's presence.
The enemy and companion who could strike at his back at any moment gave Pie the will to live and hope.
On the one hand, I didn't want Richard Parker to die.
Because if he dies, I'll be left alone, embracing despair.
Isn't despair something far more frightening than a tiger?
If I still have the will to live, it's because of Richard Parker.
--- From the text
'Life is a story,
Which story will you choose?'
Taming a tiger on a boat, an island inhabited by unidentified seaweed and meerkats, a blind castaway accidentally encountered in the middle of the ocean… After 227 days adrift, Pi finally reaches land and tells the story to the shipping company employees who came to investigate the cause of the ship's sinking after hearing the news of his rescue.
Could these unrealistic and fantastical tales actually be true? Pi tells his story to the shipping company employees, who are hesitant to believe it.
'The world is not as it is, and life is like a story.'
Author Yann Martel summarized Life of Pi as follows:
“Life is a story, and you can choose your story.
And stories about faith are better stories.” What Yann Martel is saying through Pi is that it doesn’t matter whether a story is true or not, the story can go as you choose, and that’s life.
『Life of Pi』 contains countless stories, so much so that it has been praised as “a novel in which new stories emerge even after reading it over and over again.”
And above all, the novel makes readers think about “how to create a story called life.”
Through the newly published 『Pi Story』, readers who already know about the Indian boy Pi and those who do not will be able to discover their own new story.
My greatest wish? A wish greater than structure? To have a book.
A long book with a story that never ends.
A book that you can read over and over again, and each time you read it, you can gain a new perspective and learn something new.
--- From the text
“The pie that I wanted,
'A new story emerges even after reading it over and over again'
“That’s exactly the kind of book it is.”
- Amazon
A fascinating novel full of wonder.
- Guardian
Readers will discover that what is deeply rooted in the will to live is belief—the most fleeting yet most profound emotion.
When the journey was over, Pie held it close to his heart.
- National Post
Life of Pi is a story about religion, zoology, and fear, but above all, it is a story of pure perseverance.
Yann Martel has created a fascinating, wise, and deeply original reflection on what it means to be human.
- Chatelin
Every page is filled with tension, humanity, wonder, and even ecstasy.
- The Times
Pi, a sixteen-year-old boy left behind with a giant Bengal tiger
Pi Patel, an Indian boy born in Pondicherry, India, to parents who ran a zoo, passionately explored love, religion, and stories of the world.
This Indian boy, who was teased because his real name, 'Pisin', sounded similar to 'phishing', meaning to urinate, created a new name by writing "π = 3.14" on the blackboard. He grew up happily with his kind parents and sports-enthusiastic older brother.
When Pi is sixteen, his family and animals board a large cargo ship to immigrate to Canada, but the ship runs aground in the middle of the ocean, and only Pi, four animals, a zebra with a broken leg, an orangutan, a hyena, and a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker are left on a lifeboat… … .
Despite this desperate situation, Pi begins his immediate survival to make this story have a happy ending.
Darkness is better than a tiger,
'I was more afraid of despair than darkness'
… … Nevertheless, this story has a happy ending!
The vast Pacific Ocean is eerily silent, as if nothing exists in the world except the ship Pi is on, and then suddenly crashes down on Pi with waves that seem to swallow everything up.
Also, Pi was a boy who believed in Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam, despite being teased and glared at for simply wanting to 'love God', but in an instant, he loses his entire family and goes through all kinds of ordeals on a lifeboat, and he starts to resent God, get angry, and question Him.
But what scares Pi most as he struggles to survive while left alone is not the capricious nature, nor the question of God's existence, nor the large Bengal tiger on board, 'literally and figuratively', but despair itself.
Despairing that one will not survive and giving up on survival.
What Pi feared most was precisely that kind of mind, and Pi gained strength through Richard Parker's presence.
The enemy and companion who could strike at his back at any moment gave Pie the will to live and hope.
On the one hand, I didn't want Richard Parker to die.
Because if he dies, I'll be left alone, embracing despair.
Isn't despair something far more frightening than a tiger?
If I still have the will to live, it's because of Richard Parker.
--- From the text
'Life is a story,
Which story will you choose?'
Taming a tiger on a boat, an island inhabited by unidentified seaweed and meerkats, a blind castaway accidentally encountered in the middle of the ocean… After 227 days adrift, Pi finally reaches land and tells the story to the shipping company employees who came to investigate the cause of the ship's sinking after hearing the news of his rescue.
Could these unrealistic and fantastical tales actually be true? Pi tells his story to the shipping company employees, who are hesitant to believe it.
'The world is not as it is, and life is like a story.'
Author Yann Martel summarized Life of Pi as follows:
“Life is a story, and you can choose your story.
And stories about faith are better stories.” What Yann Martel is saying through Pi is that it doesn’t matter whether a story is true or not, the story can go as you choose, and that’s life.
『Life of Pi』 contains countless stories, so much so that it has been praised as “a novel in which new stories emerge even after reading it over and over again.”
And above all, the novel makes readers think about “how to create a story called life.”
Through the newly published 『Pi Story』, readers who already know about the Indian boy Pi and those who do not will be able to discover their own new story.
My greatest wish? A wish greater than structure? To have a book.
A long book with a story that never ends.
A book that you can read over and over again, and each time you read it, you can gain a new perspective and learn something new.
--- From the text
“The pie that I wanted,
'A new story emerges even after reading it over and over again'
“That’s exactly the kind of book it is.”
- Amazon
A fascinating novel full of wonder.
- Guardian
Readers will discover that what is deeply rooted in the will to live is belief—the most fleeting yet most profound emotion.
When the journey was over, Pie held it close to his heart.
- National Post
Life of Pi is a story about religion, zoology, and fear, but above all, it is a story of pure perseverance.
Yann Martel has created a fascinating, wise, and deeply original reflection on what it means to be human.
- Chatelin
Every page is filled with tension, humanity, wonder, and even ecstasy.
- The Times
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: March 29, 2022
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 476 pages | 536g | 135*195*33mm
- ISBN13: 9791160262780
- ISBN10: 1160262780
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