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Frederick Buechner (1927–2022)

Author of Telling The Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy and Fairy Tale

Includes the names: F Buechener, Fred Buechner, Fredrick Buechner, Frederick Buchner, Frederick Buechner, Frederich Buechner, By (author) Frederick Buechner

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Frederick Buechner is the author of more than thirty books and has been an important source of inspiration and learning for many readers. A prolific writer, Buechner's books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He has been called a "major talent" by the New York Times and "one of our most original story-tellers" by USA Today. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Buechner has been awarded honorary degrees from institutions including Yale University and Virginia Theological Saminary. — biography from A Crazy, Holy Grace: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory… (more)
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Telling The Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy and Fairy Tale 964 copies, 10 reviews
Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC 745 copies, 7 reviews
The Sacred Journey: A Memoir of Early Days 721 copies, 5 reviews
Godric 702 copies, 10 reviews
Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner 670 copies, 4 reviews
Peculiar Treasures: A Biblical Who's Who 600 copies, 3 reviews
Telling Secrets 558 copies, 2 reviews
The Magnificent Defeat 493 copies, 3 reviews
The Alphabet of Grace 483 copies, 3 reviews
Now and Then 446 copies, 5 reviews
Whistling in the Dark: An ABC Theologized 445 copies, 1 review
Secrets in the Dark: A Life in Sermons 427 copies, 3 reviews
The Hungering Dark 419 copies, 1 review
The Son of Laughter 402 copies, 3 reviews
The Faces of Jesus: A Life Story 364 copies, 2 reviews
A Room Called Remember: Uncollected Pieces 347 copies, 3 reviews
Brendan 320 copies, 8 reviews
The Eyes of the Heart: A Memoir of the Lost and Found 270 copies, 2 reviews
The Longing for Home: Reflections at Midlife 226 copies, 3 reviews
Speak What We Feel: Not What We Ought to Say (Buechner, Frederick) 210 copies, 3 reviews
The Book of Bebb 203 copies, 3 reviews
On the Road with the Archangel 176 copies, 7 reviews
The Clown in the Belfry: Writings on Faith and Fiction 156 copies, 1 review
The Wizard's Tide: A Story 153 copies, 1 review
The Storm 146 copies, 3 reviews
Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith 115 copies, 1 review
The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen to Life 92 copies, 2 reviews
Yellow Leaves: A Miscellany 85 copies, 3 reviews
A Long Day's Dying 71 copies, 1 review
The Final Beast 67 copies, 1 review
A Crazy, Holy Grace: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory 62 copies
Lion Country 53 copies, 2 reviews
Open Heart 46 copies
Love Feast 43 copies
Treasure Hunt 36 copies
Buechner 101: Essays and Sermons by Frederick Buechner (Author) 33 copies
The Return of Ansel Gibbs 26 copies
The Christmas Tide 17 copies
The Seasons' Difference 14 copies
Entrance to Porlock 12 copies
Faith That Matters: 365 Devotions from Classic Christian Leaders 7 copies
A Crazy, Holy Grace Participant Guide: The Healing Power of Pain and… 6 copies
From Death to Life: Forty Questions for Lent; Meditations From the… 5 copies
A Crazy, Holy Grace Leader Guide: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory 4 copies
A Crazy, Holy Grace DVD: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory 4 copies
Family Album: The Sacred Journey, Now and Then, Telling Secrets 2 copies
Writings on Advent and Christmas 2 copies
Frederick Buechner / Speak What We Feel Not What We Ought to Say… 1 copy
Frederick Buechner / Whistling in the Dark An ABC Theologized Signed 1st… 1 copy
The Remarkable Ordinary 1 copy
Frederick Buechner / A Room Called Remember Uncollected Pieces 1984 1 copy
Outrageous Promises, and the Secret of Keeping Them 1 copy
Christ be with me 1 copy
The Bolivian Aymara 1 copy
This Week, Prayers for the Congregation 1 copy
Keynote Address of the G.D. Davidson Round Table, and “A Secret in the… 1 copy
The Bible as Literature 1 copy
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Also by Frederick Buechner
Modern American Memoirs (Contributor) 180 copies, 2 reviews
The Love Wins Companion: A Study Guide for Those Who Want to Go Deeper (Contributor) 73 copies, 3 reviews
Flannery O'Connor: A Proper Scaring (Foreword, some editions) 43 copies
Eyes to See, Volume Two (Contributor) 24 copies, 1 review
Sunstone - Vol. 18:1, Issue 98, April 1995 (Contributor) 1 copy
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Canonical name
Legal name
Buechner, Carl Frederick
Other names
Date of birth
1927-07-11
Date of death
2022-08-15
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Place of death
Rupert, Vermont, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Bermuda
Pawlet, Vermont, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Rutland, Vermont, USA
Education
Princeton University
Union Theological Seminary
Occupations
minister
novelist
theologian
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Agents
Organizations
Awards and honors
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1982)
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