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| 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]
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.
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Main article: When You Finish Saving the World (film) |
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]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Audie Award | Original Work | Won | [2] |