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AutorFrederick BuechnerTytułKraina lwówRok wydania1974OPIS:WydawnictwoKIKBohater powieści to intelektualista, pragnący bronić czystości moralnej społeczeństwa. Książka ukazuje konflikty ideowe we współczesnych Stanach Zjednoczonych.Ilustracje-Stron204Okładka, oprawaMiękkaStan i inne informacjeDb-,

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Frederick Buechner (born

July 11, 1926

) is a Presbyterian minister and an American author.

Buechner (pronounced BEEK-nur) graduated from

Lawrenceville

School

in 1943 and was accepted to

Princeton

University

. Buechner spent two years (1944-1946) in the military, including combat duty in World War II, before finishing his studies at

Princeton

. Buechner received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947. During his senior year he won the prestigious Glascock Prize for poetry.

In 1948, Buechner returned to Lawrenceville as an English teacher. In 1950, Buechner published his first novel, A Long Day's Dying, which he had begun writing during his senior year at

Princeton

. Buechner quit teaching in 1953 and moved to

New York

to become a full-time writer.

Buechner then began attending Union Theological Seminary, and received his Bachelor of Divinity Degree in 1958, which is equivalent to what is now called a Master of Divinity. He then served as the school chaplain at

Phillips

Exeter

Academy

from 1958-1967.

His most critically acclaimed novel, Godric, is the semi-fictionalized story of the life of a medieval Catholic saint, Godric of Finchale, told from his own perspective. Godric was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1981.

The poet James Merrill (1926-1995) credited Buechner as an early inspiration. Merrill dedicated First Poems to Buechner in 1951. Merrill and Buechner were friends in high school.

Buechner currently lives in

Vermont

and as of 2004 continues to write. A film made about him in 2003 can be watched here: [1].

The alternative rock band Daniel Amos released Mr Buechner's Dream inspired by and honoring the author.

[edit] Selected bibliography

The Magnificent Defeat, 1966

The Entrance to Porlock, 1970

Open Heart, 1972

The Book of Bebb, 1979

Godric, 1981

The Final Beast, 1982

The Alphabet of Grace, 1985

Peculiar Treasures: A Biblical Who's Who, 1985

Telling the Truth: The Gospel As Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale, 1985

The Sacred Journey, 1985

Brendan, 1987

Whistling in the Dark: An ABC Theologized, 1988

The Wizard's Tide: A Story, 1990

The Clown in the Belfry: Writings on Faith and Fiction, 1992

The Son of Laughter, 1993

Wishful Thinking, 1993

The Longing for Home: Recollections and Reflections, 1996

On the Road With the

Archangel

, 1997

The Storm, 1998

The Eyes of the Heart: A Memoir of the Lost and Found, 1999

Speak What We Feel (Not What We Ought to Say): Reflections on Literature and Faith, 2001

Faces of Jesus: A Life Story, 2005

Secrets in the Dark: A Life in Sermons, 2006 (ISBN 0-06-084248-2)

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