Of Lake Wobegon Days, Keillor said, "Most of the book is based on people I have known, and things that happened or things that might have happened to them. But I would have a hard time saying who, what and where. I don't believe I invent anything — everything comes from experience. But it all sits around for 25 or 30 years and simmers.
Marinates in its juices." There are many characters who seem fully and intimately realized in this book, but Keillor may be the main character.
Although he tells stories.....
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