The Book the Art of Racing in the Rain
 First edition | |
| Writer | Garth Stein |
|---|---|
| Country | U.s.a. |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction/Adult |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | January 1, 2008 (hardcover) June 9, 2009 (paperback) |
| Media type | Impress: Hardcover Paperback Audio: Audio-CD |
| Pages | 321 (hardback) 336 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-153793-six |
| OCLC | 165478930 |
The Fine art of Racing in the Pelting is a 2008 novel past American author Garth Stein that is narrated by a dog named Enzo. The novel was a New York Times bestseller for 156 weeks.[one] A film accommodation of the same proper 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 car driver and customer representative at a Seattle BMW dealership, and his domestic dog, Enzo, who believes in the legend that a canis familiaris "who is prepared" volition be reincarnated in his adjacent life as a man. Enzo sets out to prepare, with The Seattle Times calling his journey "a struggle to hone his humanness, to make sense of the practiced, the bad and the unthinkable."[2]
Enzo spends virtually of his days watching and learning from television, gleaning what he can well-nigh his owner's greatest passion, race car driving—and relating it to life. He watches as Denny marries Eve, the nascence of their daughter, Zoe, and and so Eve'southward development of brain cancer, which only he can detect through his astute sense of olfactory property. Enzo eventually plays a primal part 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 earlier you." Enzo helps Denny throughout his life, through his ups and downs, and gets Zoe back.
Background [edit]
Inspiration for the novel came afterwards Stein watched the 1998 Mongolian documentary Land of Dogs,[2] [3] and and then later in 2004 heard poet Baton Collins requite a reading of the poem "The Revenant"[4] told from a dog's point of view.[3] [5]
Stein had originally named the dog "Juan Pablo" afterwards Colombian race car driver Juan Pablo Montoya, simply inverse his name at the suggestion of his wife, naming the dog instead subsequently Enzo Ferrari, founder of the famous Italian automobile marque of the aforementioned name.[3] [v]
The race car driving experience of the novel's character, Denny, is based on Stein'due south own experience in racing cars,[5] and on another race car driver who is a shut friend of Stein'southward who was dealing with some family turbulence at the time.[3] Stein moved from New York City to Seattle in 2001 and became involved in "loftier performance driver education,"[5] received his racing license with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA),[5] and won the points championship in the Northwest region Spec Miata course in 2003.[5] Stein left racing after crashing while racing in the rain.[half dozen]
Moving picture accommodation [edit]
Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the novel in July 2009, for Patrick Dempsey to star in.[7] The project was unable to observe a managing director.[8]
After the projection came to a halt with Universal Studios, Disney caused the rights in Jan 2016 with the moving picture adaptation to exist produced past Neal Moritz.[nine]
In 2017, screenwriter Mark Bomback revealed that the projection was at present set up at Fob 2000, saying, "I'm hoping the 3rd fourth dimension's the charm, and I'chiliad optimistic that next twelvemonth will be when it finally goes into product."[ten]
The movie was released on August 9, 2019, by 20th Century Play tricks. It is the offset 20th Century Fox moving-picture show to be 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 Listing". The New York Times. March 19, 2010.
- ^ a b Davila, Florangela (May 9, 2008). "Onetime soul inside a adept dog in "Racing in the Rain". The Seattle Times.
- ^ a b c d "Oft Asked Questions Nigh The Art of Racing in the Rain". 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 16, 2008.
- ^ "AUTHOR 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 at present I only race enough to keep my license current.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (July 15, 2009), "Dempsey shifts gears for Universal", Variety
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (July 25, 2011), "Dempsey hopes to get out 'McDreamy' in rearview", Chicago Tribune
- ^ McKittrick, Christopher (December 2, 2016). "Any Happened to 'The Fine art of Racing in the Rain' Flick Adaptation?'". ThoughtCo.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ McKittrick, Christopher (July 14, 2017). "State of war for the Planet of the Apes: a "Biblical Ballsy Western State of war Movie"". CreativeScreenwriting.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "New Trailer and Teaser Poster for 'The Art of Racing in the Rain'". The Walt Disney Studios. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ Dry out, Jude (2019-05-xx). "'The Fine art of Racing in the Rain' Trailer: Milo Ventimiglia Loves His Dog, and Amanda Seyfried". IndieWire . Retrieved 2019-07-xi .
External links [edit]
- The Art of Racing in the Rain. - Official Website at Play a trick on 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