Gospel Birds: And Other Stories of Lake Wobegon

Garrison Keillor

Apr 1993 · Highbridge Audio

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2 hr 53 min

Unabridged

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About this audiobook

Gospel Birds is a collection of nine classic and very funny monologues from the early years of A Prairie Home Companion. In addition to the title story (about Irma and Ernie Lundeen's traveling flock of acrobatic, bible-reciting birds), contents include:

Pastor Ingquist's Trip to Orlando

Mammoth Concert Tickets

Bruno, the Fishing Dog

Gospel Birds

Meeting Donny Hart at the Bus Stop

A Day at the Circus with Mazumbo

The Tollerud's Korean Baby

Sylvester Krueger's Desk

Babe Ruth visits Lake Wobegon

Gospel Birds is Garrison Keillor at his very best—endearing insights, gentle humor and warm affection for the human foibles we all share.

About the author

As the host of A Prairie Home Companion for over forty years, Garrison Keillor has captivated millions of listeners with his News from Lake Wobegon monologues. He has been honored with Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, the National Humanities Medal, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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