the fictional universe of Garrison Keillor
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The fictional universe of Garrison Keillor is a gently comic, nostalgic Midwestern world centered on the small town of Lake Wobegon and its quirky, quietly resilient inhabitants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the fictional universe of Garrison Keillor canonical | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional town
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fictional universe ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
audio recordings
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books ⓘ live performance ⓘ novels ⓘ radio ⓘ radio monologues ⓘ short stories ⓘ stage performances ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | American Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Lake Wobegon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCulturalContext |
United States
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Garrison Keillor
NERFINISHED
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Garrison Keillor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
gently comic
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nostalgic ⓘ small-town ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | A Prairie Home Companion (radio show) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
a lake
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small-town main street ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Midwestern literature
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comic fiction ⓘ comic fiction ⓘ pastoral ⓘ regional fiction ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Bunsen Motors
NERFINISHED
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Chatterbox Café NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility (Catholic church) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph’s Pretty Good Grocery NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidetrack Tap (bar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
anecdotal narrative
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deadpan delivery ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Midwestern reserve and understatement
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family and community ties ⓘ gentle satire of religion and community life ⓘ nostalgia for rural America ⓘ nostalgia for small-town life ⓘ quiet resilience of ordinary Midwesterners ⓘ quiet resilience of ordinary people ⓘ religion and everyday spirituality ⓘ |
| hasTone |
affectionate
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gently comic ⓘ humorous ⓘ melancholic ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ warmly ironic ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Norwegian-American Lutherans (fictional community) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Minnesota (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Garrison Keillor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | the fictional universe of Garrison Keillor ⓘ |
| settingFor |
A Prairie Home Companion
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Lake Wobegon Days NERFINISHED ⓘ Leaving Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontoon NERFINISHED ⓘ That Time of Year: A Minnesota Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Wobegon Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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