Yann Martel’s Life of Pi won the Booker Prize, inspired an Oscar-scooping film and has recently roared back into the spotlight thanks to a riveting stage adaptation.
Illustrator Violeta Encarnación brings the Pacific to Folio with six glorious colour illustrations – including two double-page spreads – and a black-and-white title-page scene. Zebras, whales, monkeys and meerkats leap from the book in a palette that feels sun-drenched and surreal. The slipcase is clawed open to reveal a vivid underwater scene hinting at the magic (and menace) within ...
With a brand new introduction from the author, it's time to grab your compass and sail the seas with your new shipmate – but watch out, he bites!
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