The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

本书是朱光潜先生旅欧期间写给国内青年朋友的十二封信，信中所说多为青年们所关心和应该关心的事项，如读书、修身、作文、社会运动、爱恋、哲理，凡此种种。自朱光潜先生笔下汩汩流淌的，是如长者劝导似的语重心长，如老友交谈般的诚恳真挚，读来亲切自然，受益颇多。本次重版，“愿对于现在的青年，有些力量！”