The Dog Says How - Hardcover

Kling, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0873515994 ISBN 13: 9780873515993

Publisher: Borealis Books, 2007

Synopsis

Kevin Kling, best known for his popular commentaries on National Public Radio's All Things Considered and his storytelling stage shows like Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log, delivers hilarious, often tender stories to readers everywhere with his first book, he Dog Says How. Kling's autobiographical tales are as enchanting as they are true to life: hopping freight trains, getting hit by lightning, performing his banned play in Czechoslovakia, growing up in Minnesota, and eating things before knowing what they are.

In "Circus Tale," Kling recollects how his love of boats, animals, and adventure inspired him to join a traveling circus troupe—but it was the all-you-can-eat buffets that cinched the deal. In "Hockey Hair," Kling spots old pals from his hometown who sport mullet-like haircuts, spurring him to unlock doors to his past. In the comical yet poignant title story, Kling straddles the world of the ordinary and one rivaling Dante's inferno as he learns how to use voice-recognition software after a motorcycle accident.

In Kling's classic and never-before-told stories, "the mundane becomes magical, the fantastic becomes accessible and through it all his profound sense of curiosity about the world transforms the everyday to the timeless"—Queen Anne News, Seattle.

About this title

About the Author:

Humorist and playwright KEVIN KLING grew up in Osseo, Minnesota, and now lives in Minneapolis. He built his reputation telling tales of Minnesota, with plays such as “21A” and “Fear and Loving in Minneapolis,” and has performed around the United States and in Australia, Sweden, and Edinburgh, Scotland. He is a frequent guest commentator on NPR.

From AudioFile:

Kevin Kling's a fine storyteller. His Minnesota accent makes it impossible not to compare him to Garrison Keillor, but, really, they don't have that much in common. Kling's stories are more personal. He takes his own life experiences, hones and embroiders them, and shares them with listeners. He's often funny, but not usually laugh-out-loud funny. Listeners are more likely to smile and nod in recognition. One of Kling's stronger qualities is that he doesn't force stories to any specific length, or even to false resolutions. Some stories are very short, and some are simply bright snippets he wants to share. He stays mostly on the personal topics--family, boyhood mischief, food--but these occasionally bump up against politics and a changing society. G.T.B. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Borealis Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0873515994
• ISBN 13: 9780873515993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192