Reading Buechner

<P><B>Frederick Buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his generation and his legacy casts a long shadow over Christian letters today.</B> As a memoirist he opened up an entirely new way to think about the genre. As a novelist he was a finalist for the Pulitzer. And as a theologian and preacher he pioneered the art of making theology accessible for a popular audience.Yet for all Buechner's enormous influence many readers today are unfamiliar with his work or have read him only in one genre. In this book Buechner expert Jeffrey Munroe presents a collection of the true essentials from across Buechner's diverse catalog as well as an overview of Buechner's life and a discussion of the state of his literary legacy today.Here is Buechner in all his complex glory ready to delight and inspire again.</P>