Howard Buten

Born: 07/28/1950   Detroit , MI
Parents: Benjamin B. and Dorothy Buten
Address(es):
Permanent :
35 Folie Mericourt
75011 Paris  
France
Contact Information:
Phone : 011-331-48058216
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://www.buffo-buten.com/buffo_en.htm

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Through the glass wall : journeys into the closed-off worlds of the autistic
- A clinical psychologist and researcher journeys into the minds of the autistic, going beyond traditional methodology to breach the walls that close off autistics from the rest of the world and release the true individual locked inside.----Republished in 2005 as:Through the glass wall : a therapist's lifelong journey to reach the children of autism
Non Fiction Adult New York, N.Y. : Bantam Books 2004
The Queen of Are We Almost There
- Published only in French
Fiction Adult les Editions de l'Olivier 2000
What to my Wondering Eyes
- Published only in French and Italian
Fiction Adult les Editions du Seuil 1998
Ces Enfants Qui Ne Viennent pas d'une Autre planete, Les Autistes
- Published in French
Non Fiction Adult les Editions de Gallimard 1994
I Understand That if not Completely Satisfied I will be Issued a Full Refund
- Published only in French
Fiction Adult les Editions de l'Olivier 1993
Histoire de Rofo, Clown
- Co-written with Jean-Pierre Carasso in French
Fiction Adult les Editions de l'Olivier 1991
Reckless Driving
- Published only in French, German and Italian
Fiction Adult les Editions du Seuil 1983
From Little Acorns
- Also in French, German, Swedish, Italian and Spanish
Fiction Adult Burt, Holt Rinehart & Winston 1981
Burt
- First published in the U.S. as a young adult novel, Buten's bittersweet portrayal of childhood received wide acclaim. In France, it has come to be considered a modern classic for children and adults alike, with more than a million sold. This is eight-year-old Burton Rembrant's story as written in pencil on the walls of the Quiet Room at a home for disturbed children.--------- Republished in 2000 as When I was five I killed myself by oodstock, NY : Overlook Press.-----published in 1981 and turned into a film under its French title Quand j'avais cinq ans je m'ai tué in 1994.
Fiction Adult New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 1981
Mister Butterfly
- Published only in French and Italian
Fiction Adult les Editions du Seuil 1980
What is the aim or goal of your writing: I attribute my success to "hard work and perseverance." "Less is more" is my work ethic.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Knight in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France
- Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, a prominent literary honor.
1991

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Clinical Psychology
University of Michigan; Fielding Institute Ann Arbor , MI

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