Home on the Prairie: Stories from Lake Wobegon

by Garrison Keillor Narrated by Garrison Keillor

Overview

The latest in a line of bestselling collections that began with News from Lake Wobegon, this set selects monologues from four years (1999-2002) of live radio programs. Some were broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theatre, the show's St. Paul home. Others were recorded on the road in Dublin, Pasadena, Grand Forks, and other exotic places.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal

Keillor steps onto a stage and says, "It was a quiet week in Lake Wobegon," and the audience goes wild. They know that they are in the presence of one of the finest storytellers of our time and that soon they will be transported to a small Minnesota town that lives in the mind of Keillor. In these 16 stories, he makes us laugh at the antics of the residents and then brings us close to tears as we recognize our own neighbors, family, friends, and even ourselves. Keillor can talk about the courtship of a Lutheran boy and a Catholic girl, a naked man hanging on to a tow rope, an infestation of tent caterpillars, or any number of other topics and make us believe we were right there with him. The art of adult storytelling is a fading one; most people can name only Paul Harvey and Charles Osgood as examples. This is why it is vitally important for libraries to offer patrons the chance to close their eyes and let Keillor take them on a magical journey to a funny little town where nothing happens....and everything happens. All of us live in a "Lake Wobegon," but it takes a master storyteller to open our eyes to the magic all around us. Recommended for all libraries.-Joseph L. Carlson, Allan Hancock Coll., Lompoc, CA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

FEB/MAR 04 - AudioFile

Keillor’s radio staple captured live in a multi-CD package makes us realize how remarkable his years of storytelling have been. His program has always been nouveau-Old Time Radio, but his Wobegon stories are distinctly different from typical OTR fare--intelligent, darkly and delicately funny, and touching, the work of a modern American author on a par with John Irving. As a storyteller, Keillor favors the serio-comedic style, veering from snide asides to hushed, whispered moments of poetry. His voice is weathered, cultured, yet down-home and folksy--a visitor you would warmly welcome into your home. D.J.B. 2004 Audie Award Winner © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170069132
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	08/25/2003
Edition description:	Unabridged

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