num_pages: 291
description: A hilarious coming-of-age novel, Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 serves up the world according to 14-year-old Gary, an endearing geek, a self-described 'tree-toad', and a writer in the making whose best friend is his Underwood typewriter. Always with humour, and often with great sympathy, charm and honesty, the author tells us a story that both satirises and celebrates the traumas and the passions of adolescence. Keillor takes us back to a newly-minted America. With its post-war optimism and Cold War suspicions of outsiders, the 1950s are evoked in unforgettable Wobegon fashion.
language: English
title: Lake Wobegon Summer 1956
titlecomplete: Lake Wobegon Summer 1956
genres: Historical, Literature, American, Novels, Coming Of Age, Comedy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, The United States Of America, Humor
ratings_count: 1869
places: Lake Wobegon, Minnesota
series: Lake Wobegon
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: Penguin Canada/Faber and Faber UK