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Howard Buten
AuthorBooks · Second hand1950-2025
Howard Buten was an American author living in France. He was also a psychologist, a clown, and a violin player. Buten was the author of five novels, the first of which, entitled When I Was Five I Killed Myself, was published in 1981 and turned into a film under its French title Quand j'avais cinq ans je m'ai tué in 1994.
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Birth
1950
Death
2025
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Howard Buten combined his writing career with a surprising life as a professional clown.
His most famous work, When I Was Five I Killed Myself, explores child psychology with unique depth.
Beyond literature, he dedicated his life to psychiatry and the study of autism.
Born in Detroit, Buten was a polymath who also excelled as a violinist and physician.
Throughout his career, he published 19 works that navigate between fiction and psychological analysis.