Frederick Buechner

Novelist

Birthday July 11, 1926

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Aug 15, 2022 (96)

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About

A Twentieth-century American writer and theologian, he is best known for novels such as A Long Day's Dying and The Book of Bebb.

Before Fame

He taught creative writing at the Lawrenceville School.

Trivia

His father committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.

Family Life

He married Judith Buechner.

Associated With

He was called one of America's finest writers by Annie Dillard.