by Garrison Keillor · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571170081
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«Happy to be Here» is Garrison Keillor's collection of short stories, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (269 pages, in English).
It brings together stories and reflections on life and the times, with Garrison Keillor's humor: pieces include «The Shy Rights Movement», «The People's Shopper» and the Cinderella legend told in the language of «My Stepmother Myself».
The work was originally published in 1982 and this edition dates from 1993; the cover quotes «Lake Wobegon Days».
Suitable for readers of short fiction who appreciate humor and stories about everyday life.
Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companion, which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories. Other creations include Guy Noir, a detective voiced by Keillor who appeared in A Prairie Home Companion comic skits. Keillor is also the creator of the five-minute daily radio/podcast program The Writer's Almanac, which pairs poems of his choice with a script about important literary, historical, and scientific events that coincided with that date in history.
