Lake Wobegon Days
One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. Keillor's tales present a wryly affectionate and humorous chronicle of an imaginary town in the American Midwest.
One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. Keillor's tales present a wryly affectionate and humorous chronicle of an imaginary town in the American Midwest.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670805143 (0670805149)
ASIN: 670805149
Publish date: September 5th 1985
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Pages no: 337
Edition language: English
A friend of mine saw I was reading this book and expressed surprise; she didn't think this would be something I'd like. "So you think a big city gal like me can't appreciate small town charm?" "Yup," she answered. I'd love to prove her wrong, because I'm perverse that way and hate to admit she knows...
Garrison Keillor is kind of an underrated writer. He gets dismissed because nearly all his stories are heavy with small town Minnesota nostalgia. But any writer can tell a story about terrorists and time-travel and dinosaurs and atomic bombs and make it exciting. It takes real talent to tell a st...