By Yann Martel. A charming story of an Indian boy lost in the middle of the ocean with a tiger.

作者扬·马特尔，这是关于一个印度男孩和一头孟加拉虎在太平洋漂流的历险故事，一个扣人心弦的故事。

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Life of Pi is adapted from a famous novel in the same name, written by Yann Martel. The storyline revolves around a 17-year old boy, Piscine MolitorPi Patel's adventurous journey on Pacific Ocean.

《少年派的奇幻漂流》改编自扬·马特尔著名的同名小说，小说主线描写了17岁少年派在太平洋上的冒险旅程。

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If not for that, it's entirely possible that Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's mystical adventure would have picked everyone's pocket Sunday night.

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Ang Lee won his second Oscar for directing Life of Pi, the adaptation of Yann Martel's fantasy novel about a boy stranded in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.

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Each artist read a section of a poem by Man-Booker prize-winning author Yann Martel - emphasising the need for all the world's population to have access to clean water - followed by a musical or artistic performance.

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