Leo Bebb

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Leo Bebb is a charismatic, morally ambiguous evangelist and con man who serves as the complex, central figure in Frederick Buechner’s "The Book of Bebb" novels.

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Leo Bebb canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Lion Country NERFINISHED
Love Feast NERFINISHED
Open Heart NERFINISHED
The Book of Bebb NERFINISHED
Treasure Hunt NERFINISHED
associatedWith American religious subculture
Christian evangelism
countryOfOriginInFiction United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Frederick Buechner NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Lion Country NERFINISHED
genreOfFiction literary fiction
religious fiction
hasCharacteristic charismatic
morally ambiguous
hasThemeRelation illustrates complexity of spiritual leadership
questions authenticity of religious experience
isProtagonistOf Lion Country NERFINISHED
Love Feast NERFINISHED
Open Heart NERFINISHED
Treasure Hunt NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium novel
narrativeFunction embodies tension between grace and fraudulence
explores themes of faith and doubt
occupation con man
evangelist
partOfSeries The Book of Bebb series NERFINISHED
roleInWork central figure in The Book of Bebb tetralogy

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