Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories; Limited Edition - Hardcover

Keillor, Garrison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670820121 ISBN 13: 9780670820122

Publisher: Viking Adult, 1987

Synopsis

In the first collection of Lake Wobegon monologues, Keillor tells readers more about some of the people from Lake Wobegon Days and introduces some new faces.

"Leaving Home is a book of exceptional charm . . . delightful . . . genuinely touching" —The Wall Street Journal

"Clean, down-to-earth, exquisitely good hearted, highly ludicrous." —The New York Times

About this title

About the Author:

Garrison Keillor, author of nearly a dozen books, is founder and host of the acclaimed radio show A Prairie Home Companion and the daily program The Writer's Almanac. He is also a regular contributor to Time magazine.

From Publishers Weekly:

"Home," in Keillor's fictional world, is Lake Wobegon (the "Gateway to Central Minnesota"), which the radio humorist introduced in print in Lake Wobegon Days. This collection of stories set in Lake Wobegon is taken from monologues performed on A Prairie Home Companion, Keillor's radio show; each one chronicles some kind of leave-taking or homecoming: trips to Minneapolis, high school graduations, attending the Minnesota State Fair, a waitress quitting her job at the Chatterbox Cafe, a boy joining the army, Father Emil retiring from Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, family members returning to Lake Wobegon for Christmas. In the last story, from Keillor's final show, the storyteller bids farewell to his beloved hometown. Keillor has a rare gift for celebrating and finding humor in commonplace events, and his affection for his characters and for small-town life shines through. These short narratives survive the transition from performance to print beautifully; they are spare, artfully crafted vignettes that will move readers as well as entertain them. Some tales are wildly hilarious, others gently poignantbut all are simply wonderful. 750,000 first printing; BOMC and QPBC main selections; first serial to the Atlantic.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0670820121
• ISBN 13: 9780670820122
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244