The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes. The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parkeā¦
Pada tanggal 2 Juli 1977, kapal barang Tsimtsum tenggelam di Samudera Pasifik. Hanya satu sekoci yang berhasil diturunkan, membawa penumpang seekor Hyena, seekor Zebra, seekor Orang-Utan, seekor harimau Bengal dan Pi, anak lelaki berusia 16 tahun. Mampuk