In search of Lake Wobegon

Description:

"In the twenty-seven years since Garrison Keillor first brought it to life, the town of Lake Wobegon has become a national treasure. Every Saturday night, when that unmistakable voice says "It has been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon," millions of fans of A Prairie Home Companion find themselves in the most famous small midwestern town (pop. 942) in America.". "This book combines text and image to reveal the real-life origins of the place where "the women are strong, the men are good-looking and the children above average." Keillor meditates on the enduring culture of the county and on the years he spent there as a young writer and an outsider. And a short story of Lake Wobegon, "October," appears here for the first time in print."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Pictorial works,  Social life and customs,  Homes and haunts,  Lake Wobegon (Minn. : Imaginary place),  Homes,  GARRISON KEILLOR,  Lake Wobegon (Minnesota : Imaginary place),  Bildband,  Alltag,  MINNESOTA,  LAKE WOBEGON (MINN.: IMAGINARY PLACE) PICTORIAL WORKS,  Manners and customs,  Kleinstadt,  Community life,  Interviews,  Keillor, garrison, 1942-,  Literary landmarks,  Minnesota, social life and customs,  Minnesota, description and travel

People: Garrison Keillor

Places: Minnesota