Garrison Keillor's Radio Romance is a great read.
Keillor is a regular contributor to The Irish Times.
The setting for Radio Romance is the beginning of radio in the US - Mid West to be precise. It's a funny read - all about the link between real people and their persona in actors on the radio. The actors take on lives of their own.
Shortly before the death of one of the founding brothers, he claims his life concerned two things, radio and women.
It's a clever book and something of an insight into the 'emptiness' of all our lives. It's about how we are misunderstood. It has also something to do with standing back from what we do and seeing the futility of it.
The station is called WLT. And it stands for With Lettuce and Tomato.
In the days of non-stop stories and plays on radio it had great relevance. But maybe in today's world of live radio it has even more meaning?
Is the relationship between the fictional character and real person as real in live radio? Keillor is being deadly smart.
A great read and highly recommended.
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