Martel LIFE OF PI 2001 Signed Canadian edition

Title: Life of Pi: A Novel
Author: Yann Martel
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Printing Year: 2001 Signed first Canadian edition

Condition/Details: Bound in yellow cloth with bright red embossing, this volume is a scarce signed copy of the first edition of this Canadian author's fantasy adventure novel, for which he was awarded the 2002 Booker Prize for Fiction. The dustjacket blurb presents the story as follows "" I have a story that will make you believe in God." So says the elderly man to the writer in the coffeehouse on Nehru Street, as he prepares to recount the unforgettable story of Piscine Molitor Patel, Pi, as he is known, lives in Pondicherry, India, where his family - mother, father and an older brother - runs a zoo. He is also an avid reader. He finds and devours books on Hinduism, Christianity and Islam, and to the surprise of his secular parents, becomes devoted to all three religions. When the family decides to immigrate to Canada, they board a cargo ship with their animals and bravely set sail for the New World. Alas, early one morning in rough seas, the ship sinks. A solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the surface of the wild blue Pacific. In it are five survivors: Pi, a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger." The volume is in fine condition, and is solidly bound with clean, bright pages. Illustrated dustjacket is in glassine cover. The book measures approximately 6" x 8.75" and contains 353 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50