Garth Stein



Garth Stein

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Garth Stein is the author of three novels: The Art of Racing in the Rain (Harper, 2008); How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets (Soho Press, 2005), which won a 2006 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award, and was a Book Sense Pick in both hardcover and paperback; and Raven Stole the Moon (Pocket, 1998). He has also written a full-length play, Brother Jones, which received its first production in Los Angeles, in February, 2005, and was described as "brimming with intensity," by the L.A. Weekly.

After receiving his B.A. from Columbia College (1987), and his M.F.A. in film from Columbia University, School of the Arts (1990), Garth worked as a documentary film maker for several years, and directed, produced or co-p...more




avg rating: 4.19 | 979 reviews | 2162 ratings | 4 distinct works
The Art of Racing in the Rain The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)
by Garth Stein
avg rating 4.21 — 3576 ratings — published 2008
12 editions
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How Evan Broke His Head and Ot... How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets (Paperback)
by Garth Stein
avg rating 3.85 — 106 ratings — published 2006
3 editions
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Raven Stole the Moon Raven Stole the Moon (Mass Market Paperback)
by Garth Stein
avg rating 3.58 — 43 ratings — published 1999
4 editions
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L'art de courir sous la pluie L'art de courir sous la pluie (Broché)
by Garth Stein
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008
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"That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves"
Garth Stein (The Art of Racing in the Rain)
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"Somewhere the zebra is dancing."
Garth Stein
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"To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we all encounter everyday. To say I am alive, I am wonderful, I am. I am. That is something to aspire to."
Garth Stein
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