Local Man Moves to the City: Loose Talk from American Radio Company [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Garrison Keillor (Author, Performer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 4, 1991

"New York is a hard place to visit, but a pretty good place to live," says Garrison Keillor, and on this humorous and insightful audio collection he explains why. This Grammy Award-nominated collection comprises 10 monologues in which Keillor reflects on New York City life through the eyes of a transplanted Minnesotan. These stories are among Keillor's very best work.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Local Man Moves to the City offers Keillor at his best - before a live audience - describing New York to New Yorkers. The applause and laughter, as well as Keillor's reactions to his listeners, enhance the material. He sings and talks, separating the monologues with short piano pieces. Local Man should be heard again and again [brought to you by HighBridge Audio]. -- Audiofile, April 1994

Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Comedy of 1991 [brought to you by HighBridge Audio]. -- NARAS

About the Author

GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 35 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 30 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: HighBridge Company; Original radio broadcast edition (March 4, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942110595
• ISBN-13: 978-0942110593
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,447,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moved to City Too!, January 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Local Man Moves to the City: Loose Talk from American Radio Company (Audio Cassette)

I'm a Midwest boy who moved to NYC and this is the absolute best description of how it is. I gave a copy to my Dad (still back in the Midwest) so he'd understand what it's like for me to live in Manhattan. Everyone who doesn't live on the coasts should own a copy -- it would bring this country back together again!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bloody hilarious, July 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Local Man Moves to the City: Loose Talk from American Radio Company (Audio Cassette)

What more to say? His analyses of the differences between life in the Midwest and life in New York are spot on.