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Leaving home / Garrison Keillor.
In this collection of stories about small-town life, Dale takes a step toward manhood and Darlene sets off for Minneapolis to begin a new life.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780670819768
- Physical Description: xxiii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 1987.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. "All of these stories were performed, in slightly different form, on 'A Prairie home companion, ' a production of Minnesota Public Radio"--Page [vi]. "This first edition ... is limited to a printing of fifteen hundred copies"--Prelims. LC copy numbered: 23; signed in ink by Garrison Keillor; in slipcase. Source: Copyright deposit, Oct. 28, 1987. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : a letter from Copenhagen -- A trip to Grand Rapids -- A ten-dollar bill -- Easter -- Corinne -- A glass of Wendy -- Speeding ticket -- Seeds -- Chicken -- How the crab apple grew -- Truckstop -- Dale -- High rise -- Collection -- Life is good -- Lyle's roof -- Pontoon boat -- State fair -- David and Agnes, a romance -- Killer -- Eloise -- Royal family -- Homecoming -- Brethren -- Thanksgiving -- Darlene makes a move -- Christmas dinner -- Exiles -- New Year's -- Where did it go wrong? -- Post office -- Out in the cold -- Hawaii -- Hansel -- Du, du Liegst mir im Herzen -- Aprille -- Goodbye to the lake. |
| Awards Note: | Minnesota Book Award, 1988. |
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| Subject: | Lake Wobegon (Minn. : Imaginary place) > Fiction. City and town life > Fiction. Humorous stories, American. Minnesota > Fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festus Public Library | Fic Keillor (Text) | 32017000056223 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
