Wobegon Boy
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Wobegon Boy is a humorous novel by Garrison Keillor that follows a radio producer from Lake Wobegon as he navigates midlife and identity on the East Coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wobegon Boy canonical | 2 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Garrison Keillor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresMotif |
radio broadcasting
ⓘ
small-town vs. big-city life ⓘ |
| featuresPlaceOfOriginOfProtagonist | Lake Wobegon GENERATED ⓘ |
| followsWork | Lake Wobegon Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
humor ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | audiobook ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
self-deprecating humor
ⓘ
wry humor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | storytelling ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John Tollefson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Lake Wobegon books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | radio producer ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| relatedWork |
Lake Wobegon Days
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leaving Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | East Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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identity ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ regional culture ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.