The Art of Racing in the Rain Campbellsville Ky
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| Writer | Garth Stein |
|---|---|
| Country | United states |
| Linguistic communication | English |
| Genre | Fiction/Adult |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication engagement | Jan i, 2008 (hardcover) June 9, 2009 (paperback) |
| Media type | Impress: Hardcover Paperback Audio: Audio-CD |
| Pages | 321 (hardback) 336 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-153793-vi |
| OCLC | 165478930 |
The Art of Racing in the Rain is a 2008 novel by American writer Garth Stein that is narrated by a dog named Enzo. The novel was a New York Times bestseller for 156 weeks.[ane] A film adaptation of the same name directed by Simon Curtis and starring Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, and Kevin Costner as the voice of Enzo, was released in 2019.
Summary [edit]
The novel follows the story of Denny Swift, a race machine driver and customer representative at a Seattle BMW dealership, and his dog, Enzo, who believes in the legend that a dog "who is prepared" volition be reincarnated in his next life as a human. Enzo sets out to prepare, with The Seattle Times calling his journey "a struggle to hone his humanness, to make sense of the good, the bad and the unthinkable."[2]
Enzo spends most of his days watching and learning from television, gleaning what he can about his owner'due south greatest passion, race car driving—and relating it to life. He watches as Denny marries Eve, the birth of their girl, Zoe, and then Eve's development of brain cancer, which only he can detect through his astute sense of smell. Enzo eventually plays a key function in Denny's kid-custody battle with his in-laws and distills his observations of the human status in the mantra "that which you manifest is before you lot." Enzo helps Denny throughout his life, through his ups and downs, and gets Zoe back.
Groundwork [edit]
Inspiration for the novel came after Stein watched the 1998 Mongolian documentary State of Dogs,[2] [3] and then later in 2004 heard poet Billy Collins give a reading of the verse form "The Revenant"[4] told from a dog'south point of view.[3] [v]
Stein had originally named the canis familiaris "Juan Pablo" afterwards Colombian race car driver Juan Pablo Montoya, only changed his name at the suggestion of his married woman, naming the domestic dog instead after Enzo Ferrari, founder of the famous Italian automobile marque of the aforementioned name.[three] [5]
The race automobile driving experience of the novel'south character, Denny, is based on Stein'south ain feel in racing cars,[v] and on another race car commuter who is a close friend of Stein's who was dealing with some family turbulence at the fourth dimension.[3] Stein moved from New York City to Seattle in 2001 and became involved in "loftier performance driver education,"[v] received his racing license with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA),[five] and won the points championship in the Northwest region Spec Miata form in 2003.[5] Stein left racing after crashing while racing in the rain.[vi]
Motion-picture show adaptation [edit]
Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the novel in July 2009, for Patrick Dempsey to star in.[7] The project was unable to find a director.[8]
After the projection came to a halt with Universal Studios, Disney acquired the rights in Jan 2016 with the film adaptation to exist produced by Neal Moritz.[9]
In 2017, screenwriter Mark Bomback revealed that the projection was now set up at Fox 2000, proverb, "I'm hoping the tertiary time's the charm, and I'k optimistic that adjacent year will be when it finally goes into product."[10]
The film was released on August 9, 2019, past 20th Century Fox. It is the get-go 20th Century Fox moving picture to exist marketed on the Walt Disney Studios' official website since the acquisition of the studio by Disney.[11] Milo Ventimiglia and Amanda Seyfried play Denny and Eve, respectively, while Enzo is voiced by Kevin Costner.[12]
References [edit]
- ^ "Paperback Trade Fiction Bestseller List". The New York Times. March xix, 2010.
- ^ a b Davila, Florangela (May 9, 2008). "Sometime soul within a good canis familiaris in "Racing in the Pelting". The Seattle Times.
- ^ a b c d "Frequently Asked Questions About The Art of Racing in the Pelting". GarthStein.com.
- ^ "The Revenant - Billy Collins". Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Author TALK: Garth Stein". Bookreporter.com. May sixteen, 2008.
- ^ "Writer TALK: Garth Stein". Bookreporter.com. May sixteen, 2008.
When I crashed my car pretty badly --- ironically, while racing in the rain --- I decided to semi-retire from racing, and now I only race plenty to go along my license current.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (July 15, 2009), "Dempsey shifts gears for Universal", Diversity
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (July 25, 2011), "Dempsey hopes to exit 'McDreamy' in rearview", Chicago Tribune
- ^ McKittrick, Christopher (December 2, 2016). "Whatsoever Happened to 'The Art of Racing in the Pelting' Movie Accommodation?'". ThoughtCo.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ McKittrick, Christopher (July 14, 2017). "State of war for the Planet of the Apes: a "Biblical Epic Western State of war Motion-picture show"". CreativeScreenwriting.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "New Trailer and Teaser Poster for 'The Art of Racing in the Rain'". The Walt Disney Studios. May xx, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ Dry, Jude (2019-05-20). "'The Art of Racing in the Pelting' Trailer: Milo Ventimiglia Loves His Domestic dog, and Amanda Seyfried". IndieWire . Retrieved 2019-07-11 .
External links [edit]
- The Art of Racing in the Pelting. - Official Website at Fox Movies
- The Art of Racing in the Rain. - at the Garth Stein official website
- An "excerpt" of The Art of Racing in the Rain. - at the Garth Stein official website
- Billy Collins Verse form The Revenant
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Racing_in_the_Rain
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