Garth stein author bio worksheet

American writer

Garth Stein (born December 6, 1964) is an American author and film producer from Seattle, Washington. Widely known as the author of the novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, Stein is also a documentary film maker, playwright, teacher, and amateur racer.

Early life and education

Garth Stein was born in Los Angeles on December 6, 1964, but spent most of his childhood growing up in Seattle. His father, a Brooklyn native, was the child of Austrian Jewish immigrants, while Stein's Alaskan mother comes from Tlingit and Irish descent.

Stein later revisited his Tlingit heritage in his first novel, Raven Stole the Moon.

Meticulously rendered in ballpoint pen, this gripping graphic biography serves as an art history lesson and a coming-of-age story.

Stein earned a B.A. from Columbia College of Columbia University (1987) and a Master of Fine Arts degree in film from the university's School of the Arts (1990).

Career

Stein has worked as a director, producer and/or writer of documentary films, several of which won awards.

In 1991, he co-produced an Academy Award winning short