Author | Jesse Eisenberg |
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Genre | Drama |
Publication date | August 4, 2020 |
Media type | Audible |
When You Finish Saving the World is an Audible Original audio first production audio drama published on August 4, 2020 by American actor, author, and playwright Jesse Eisenberg.[1] It won the 2021 Audie Award for "Original Work".[2]
Plot
When You Finish Saving the World tells the story of three individuals working to understand each other and themselves: Nathan, a father learning to connect with his newborn son; Rachel, a young college student seeking to find her place in a relationship and in life, before marriage to Nathan; and Ziggy, their son, a teenager hoping to figure out where he came from, and where he's headed. The shifts between time frames in these characters' lives span more than a decade and depicts the complexities of growing up, having children, and fitting in.
Characters
- Jesse Eisenberg as Nathan Katz
- Finn Wolfhard as Ziggy Katz
- Kaitlyn Dever as Rachel Katz
Adaptations
When You Finish Saving the World is a 2022 film adaptation based on the audiobook directed and written by Jesse Eisenberg, starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard, and produced by Moore, Emma Stone and Dave McCary.[3] The film adaptation will take place in the present day and focus on the mother and son relationship, while keeping other details the same, such as Ziggy's mother running a shelter for victims of domestic violence, which she does in the audio version as well.[4]
Awards and honors
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Audie Award | Original Work | Won | [2] |
References
- ↑ When You Finish Saving the World. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020 – via Audible.
- 1 2 "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2021". www.audiopub.org. Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Hot Project Du Jour: Julianne Moore & Finn Wolfhard To Star In Jesse Eisenberg-Directed 'When You Finish Saving The World' Based On Audible Original; Emma Stone Producing". Deadline Hollywood. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ "It's a Book. It's a Podcast. It's a Three-Act Play, in Your Ears". The New York Times. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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