The Art of racing in the Rain - wikipedia The Art of racing in the Rain The Art of Racing in the Rain First edition Author Garth Stein Country United States Language English Genre fiction Publisher HarperCollins Publication date January 1, 2008 ( hardcover ) June 9, 2009 ( paperback ) Media type Print : Hardcover Paperback Audio : Audio - CD Pages 321 ( hardback ) 336 ( paperback ) ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 153793 - 6 OCLC 165478930 The Art of Racing in the Rain is a 2008 novel by American author and film producer Garth Stein -- told from a dog 's point of view. The novel was a New York Times best seller for 156 weeks. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Background 3 Film Adaptation 4 References 5 External links Synopsis The novel follows the story of Denny Swift, a race car driver and customer representative in a Seattle BMW dealership, and his dog Enzo, who believes in the Mongolian legend that a dog who is prepared will 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. '' Enzo spends most of his days watching and learning from television, gleaning what he can about his owner 's greatest passion, race car driving -- and relating it to life. Enzo eventually plays a key role in Denny 's child - custody battle with his in - laws, and distills his observations of the human condition in the mantra `` that which you manifest is before you. '' Enzo helps Denny throughout his life, through his ups and downs. Background Inspiration for the novel came after Stein watched the 1998 Mongolian documentary State of Dogs, and then later in 2004 heard poet Billy Collins give a reading of the poem `` The Revenant '' told from a dog 's point of view. Stein had originally named the dog `` Juan Pablo '' after Colombian race car driver Juan Pablo Montoya, but changed his name at the suggestion of his wife, naming the dog instead after Enzo Ferrari, founder of the famous Italian automobile marque of the same name. The race car driving experience of the novel 's character, Denny, is based on Stein 's own experience in racing cars, and on another race car driver who is a close friend of Stein 's who was dealing with some family turbulence at the time. Stein moved from New York City to Seattle in 2001 and became involved in `` high performance driver education, '' received his racing license with the Sports Car Club of America ( SCCA ), and won the points championship in the Northwest region Spec Miata class in 2003. Stein left racing after crashing while racing in the rain. Film adaptation Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the prize - winning novel in July 2009, for Patrick Dempsey to star in. The project has not been able to find a director. After the project came to a halt with Universal Studios, Disney acquired the rights in January 2016. The film adaptation will be produced by Neal Moritz. In 2017, screenwriter Mark Bomback revealed that the project was now set up at Fox 2000, saying, `` I 'm hoping the third time 's the charm, and I 'm optimistic that next year will be when it finally goes into production. '' References Jump up ^ `` Paperback Trade Fiction Bestseller List ''. The New York Times. March 19, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Davila, Florangela ( May 9, 2008 ). `` Old soul inside a good dog in `` Racing in the Rain ''. The Seattle Times. ^ Jump up to : `` Frequently Asked Questions About The Art of Racing in the Rain ''. GarthStein.com. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` AUTHOR TALK : Garth Stein ''. Bookreporter.com. May 16, 2008. Jump up ^ `` AUTHOR TALK : Garth Stein ''. Bookreporter.com. May 16, 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 enough to keep my license current. Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael ( July 15, 2009 ), `` Dempsey shifts gears for Universal '', Variety Jump up ^ Boucher, Geoff ( July 25, 2011 ), `` Dempsey hopes to leave ' McDreamy ' in rearview '', Chicago Tribune Jump up ^ McKittrick, Christopher ( December 2, 2016 ). `` Whatever Happened to ' The Art of Racing in the Rain ' Movie Adaptation ? ' ''. ThoughtCo.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016. Jump up ^ McKittrick, Christopher ( July 14, 2017 ). `` War for the Planet of the Apes : a `` Biblical Epic Western War Movie '' ``. CreativeScreenwriting.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017. External links 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 Poem The Revenant Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Art_of_Racing_in_the_Rain&oldid=798210987 '' Categories : BMW Ferrari Dogs in literature HarperCollins books Novels set in Seattle Motorsports in fiction Animals and humans 2008 American novels Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 31 August 2017, at 16 : 07. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the art of racing in the rain
Answer: Garth Stein