The art of racing in the rain : a novel
Titre
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The art of racing in the rain : a novel
Garth. Stein
Sommaire
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Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues success on the track and off. Denny meets and marries Eve, has a daughter, Zoë, and risks his savings and his life to make it on the professional racing circuit. Enzo, frustrated by his inability to speak and his lack of opposable thumbs, watches Denny's old racing videos, coins koanlike aphorisms that apply to both driving and life, and hopes for the day when his life as a dog will be over and he can be reborn a man. When Denny hits an extended rough patch, Enzo remains his most steadfast if silent supporter.
Art of racing in the rain.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2008
Description matérielle
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321 p. ; 21 cm.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Dogs -- Fiction.
Automobile racing drivers -- Fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Custody of children -- Fiction.
Malicious accusation -- Fiction.
Terme géographique
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Seattle (Wash.) -- Fiction.
Washington (State) -- Fiction.
Genre
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Experimental fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Résumé
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Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues success on the track and off. Denny meets and marries Eve, has a daughter, Zoë, and risks his savings and his life to make it on the professional racing circuit. Enzo, frustrated by his inability to speak and his lack of opposable thumbs, watches Denny's old racing videos, coins koanlike aphorisms that apply to both driving and life, and hopes for the day when his life as a dog will be over and he can be reborn a man. When Denny hits an extended rough patch, Enzo remains his most steadfast if silent supporter.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781554685271
9780061537936
9781443404969
9781443459150
9780061537967
Informations de publication
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New York : HarperCollins, 2008.
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