One boy, one boat, one tiger... After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a 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 Richard Parker, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and-best-loved works of fiction in recent years and the inspiration for Ang Lee's Oscar-winning film.