The story of "The Fantastic Drifting of the Boy School" begins in Montreal and ends in Montreal. A writer looking for inspiration accidentally learns the incredible story of Pisinmeldo Patel. The boy known as Pie, grew up in Pondicherry, India in the 1970s. His father opened a zoo where he spent the whole day with tigers, zebras, hippos and other exotic animals, and had his own views on faith, the nature of people and animals. However, his attempt to befriend Richard Parker, the Bangladeshi tiger, caused his father to furious. Pai's father taught him bloody lessons on the spot: Animals and humans have different thinking patterns. Once they forget this, they will die. This lesson shocked the endless curiosity of the party world, so that he could never be ignored, and eventually even affected the journey he was forced to go through.
At this time, India has undergone a comprehensive change, shaking the colorful world of Pai. When Pai was 17 years old, his parents decided to emigrate with their family in pursuit of a better life. Immigrants can bring new adventures in a new world, but it also means that Pie must leave his first love.
After choosing to immigrate to Canada, the sending parents closed the zoo, packed all the belongings and boarded a Japanese cargo ship. On the boat, they met a cruel French chef. In the middle of the night that day, in the vast sea, the storm that had originally made Pai feel extremely exciting, it became a catastrophe that swallowed the cargo ship in an instant. The ship sank, but Pai survived like a miracle. He was drifting in the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat, and he had one of the most unexpected companions-Richard Parker. The adventure journey begins. And this tiger, who used to show his nature in front of the faction, has become the enemy of the faction. However, in the process of learning to coexist, Richard Parker gradually became the best hope for the faction to return to the world.
Pai and Richard Parker face many unimaginable challenges, including the magnificence of nature and the brutality of ruthlessly attacking the tiny lifeboat. One of the particularly fierce storms brought a spiritual experience to Pai and made him question God's arrangements for him. However, from beginning to end, Pie did not despair. An old survival manual, biological lights on the sea, rainbow arcs drawn in the sky by magnificent schools of flying fish, shiny blue waves, and a humpback whale jumping out of the sea can all make Pie happy.
