Wobegon Boy
The first novel set in Lake Wobegon, fictional American small town of Keillor's short stories. Having left home for a new life in upstate New York, John Tollefson is beset with tribulations and returns to Lake Wobegon, where the Tollefson family and assorted residents sit and tell their stories.
The first novel set in Lake Wobegon, fictional American small town of Keillor's short stories. Having left home for a new life in upstate New York, John Tollefson is beset with tribulations and returns to Lake Wobegon, where the Tollefson family and assorted residents sit and tell their stories.
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ISBN:
9780571195633 (0571195636)
Edition language: English
Confirmed my suspicion that Garrison Keillor is a hilarious teller of sentimental and poignant stories. Ultimately leans toward the sweet of bittersweet.
Opening: I am a cheerful man, even in the dark, and it's all thanks to a good Lutheran mother. When I was a boy, if I came around looking glum and mopey, she said, "What's the matter? Did the dog pee on your cinnamon toast?" and the thought of our old black mutt raising his hind leg in the pas de do...
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