Who is Frederick Buechner from Telling Secrets and what is their importance? Telling_Secrets English & Literature Frederick Buechner | Telling Secrets

Frederick Buechner is the author and narrator of "Telling Secrets." His father committed suicide when Frederick was young. He and his brother and mother moved to a faraway location after his tragic death and never were allowed—by nuanced signals from his controlling mother—to talk about their departed father. It was not until Buechner is in his mid-fifties that he finally confronts the demons created by those long-held secrets.