Stories: An Audio Collection [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Garrison Keillor (Author, Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 1992

"I think people have an absolute ear for what is true," Garrison Keillor told an interviewer. It is this rare and marvelous sense of truth—of laughter, joy, and compassion and situations--that makes Keillor such a brilliant and beloved storyteller.

This audio collection includes his own favorite stories from him many years as a contributor to The New Yorker and from two of his best-selling books, Happy to Be Here and We Are Still Married. 

Grammy® Award nominee

Includes: Your Book Saved My Life, Mister, End of the Trail, Meeting Famous People, Family Honeymoon Al Denny, Basketball, After A Fall, The Babe, We Are Still Married, Drowning, Attitude, Letter From Ruth Luger to Joanne Leinenkranz, Nu Er Der Youl Igen, The Chuck Show of Television.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...For all his gravity and his devotion to accurate expression, Keillor writes hilarious stories." -- Esquire

"When we hear Garrison Keillor... we realize how much the page does not convey, how crucial that miraculous voice is..." -- Chicago Tribune

Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word of 1992. -- NARAS

In Stories Keillor reads his own short stories without an audience. Ranging from baseball to the perils of fame, the stories are humorous, serious and contemplative. As always, Keillor doesn't develop individual character voices, but rather illustrates their place within the community by his tone and inflection [brought to you by HighBridge Audio]. -- Audiofile, April 1994

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.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: HighBridge Company; Unabridged edition (June 22, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942110439
• ISBN-13: 978-0942110432
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,690,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Books on Cassette > Humor
  • #41 in Books > Books on Cassette > Radio Shows

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First time listening-now a fan, August 29, 2005

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C. Spencer (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stories: An Audio Collection (Audio CD)

I received this audiobook as a gift. And what a gift it was! I thouroughly enjoyed all of the stories, especially "Meeting Famous People" and "The Babe." These are all warm, witty stories, and Keillor's voice is wonderful to listen to. I am looking forward to hearing some of his other works.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not his best work, May 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Stories: An Audio Collection (Audio Cassette)

Don't get me wrong; I would still rather listen to this than any other storyteller alive today, but there are plenty of things in my opinion that have come out of Keillor's brain that are vastly superior. Only if you have to have everything by this brilliant mind will you want this.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars As mentioned, it is abridged and not live, May 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Stories: An Audio Collection (Audio CD)

Perhaps, and indeed probably, I am greatly spoiled by Keillor's stories. As a result, I don't like changes, such as the lack of a live audience which I think Keillor feeds off of. However, it must be said that there are stories here that only Garrison Keillor could possibly come up with and that is by no means nothing.