Water for Elephants is a novel by Sara Gruen about a man named Jacob Jankowski who, after a series of events, finds himself on a circus train for The Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth and becomes the circus veterinarian. In an interview with Dave Weich, director of marketing and developing at Powell's Books, Gruen confirmed that she had never been to a circus prior to researching for Water for Elephants, and that she had never even had an interest in circuses.
In the video above, Gruen talks about her inspiration to write the novel. She has also said that the backbone of this story line parallels the story of Jacob in Genesis in the Bible. The book is told from the main character (Jacob)'s point of view, as he has memories of his circus days from his nursing home when he is "ninety or ninety-three". He works for the circus during the Great Depression.
In this video, Gruen discusses the main theme of Water for Elephants. To summarize, she says the main themes are family and the meaning/importance of family, and love.
The novel is being made into a movie starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, and Christoph Waltz. Here's the official trailer of the movie:
In yet another video below, Gruen shares her reaction to the film adaption that is to portray her story:
In this interview, Sara Gruen has not actually seen even a rough cut of the film, but has read most of the script and seen many of the scenes being filmed. She does say, though, that from what she has been able to see, the film seems like it's going to be very true to the book, and have most everything from the novel in it.
Although I'm not quite all the way through the book, I've absolutely loved it so far, and I can't wait to see the movie, especially after hearing the author of the book speak highly of it!
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