Frank Schaeffer
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Radio: Bio of Frank Schaeffer
November 19, 2006
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Frank Schaeffer is a best-selling author. His fiction, humor and nonfiction have received international critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times describes his writing as, "A rich brew of cross-cultural comedy." The British Guardian says: "funny and wonderfully observed." The Times of London says: "Schaeffer describes both the pleasures and occasional torments of childhood with charm and humor."
Schaeffer has written for USA Today, the Washington Post, Reader's Digest, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, the Baltimore Sun and many other publications on topics ranging from his critique of American right-wing fundamentalism to his experiences as a military parent and novelist.
"OPRAH," C-SPAN's "Book TV," "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," FOX News, CNN, ABC's "Nightline," ABC's "20/20," NPR's "All Things Considered," and many other television and radio programs have featured Schaeffer and his writing.
He is the author of three critically acclaimed and commercially successful novels, translated into eight languages: "Portofino," "Zermatt," and "Saving Grandma." Schaeffer has also written four nonfiction books, including "Keeping Faith: A Father-Son Story About Love and the United States Marine Corps" (co-authored with his Marine son John and featured at number 30 on the extended New York Times bestseller list). Schaeffer's second book on the subject of his son's service in the military was "Faith Of Our Sons: A Father's Wartime Diary." Frank's book "Voices from the Front: Letters Home From America's Military Family" was followed by "AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America¹s Upper Classes From Military Service and How It Hurts Our County."
He is married to Genie. They have three children and two grandchildren. Frank and his family have lived in Switzerland, England, and South Africa, and now reside near Boston and in New York.
--Bio provided by Frank Schaeffer
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