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Charles David Kleymeyer

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in Evansville, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Spirituality, Natural World

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Charles David Kleymeyer won two national prizes for fiction in 2014. He is also an applied sociologist with a lifetime of experience serving organizations and communities of low-income ethnic groups throughout the Americas. He has published short stories and poetry, and during a Fulbright Fellowship in highland Ecuador, he produced a trilingual collection of documentary short stories—in Spanish, Quechua, and English. Over the past decade, he has published six short stories from the novel’s manuscript, one of which won an Award of Merit for a Seasonal Article, from the Associated Church Press. His professional publications include four books and more than thirty articles.
Kleymeyer majored in Creative Writing at Stanford University where he s Charles David Kleymeyer won two national prizes for fiction in 2014. He is also an applied sociologist with a lifetime of experience serving organizations and communities of low-income ethnic groups throughout the Americas. He has published short stories and poetry, and during a Fulbright Fellowship in highland Ecuador, he produced a trilingual collection of documentary short stories—in Spanish, Quechua, and English. Over the past decade, he has published six short stories from the novel’s manuscript, one of which won an Award of Merit for a Seasonal Article, from the Associated Church Press. His professional publications include four books and more than thirty articles.
Kleymeyer majored in Creative Writing at Stanford University where he studied under Wallace Stegner. He served in the Peace Corps in Peru, and subsequently earned an M.S. in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of Wisconsin. His career in international grassroots development is still ongoing.
For five decades, the author has been a performing storyteller at folk festivals, spiritual retreats, Indian reservations, and on radio and television. This avocation has helped shape his narrative voice, while his cross-cultural international development work has molded his philosophical and ethical outlook. The life lessons and oral history techniques he learned from Indians and Blacks throughout the Americas have informed his vision of the teaching style and humanistic practices of the historical Jesus and other New Testament figures. These lessons of love, compassionate service, and forgiveness have been amplified by his long-time spiritual commitment to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and his novel is intended for readers of all ages and spiritual backgrounds.
The author is also the father of two adult children and a pre-teen—all of whom have served as his fiction editors. He also visits classrooms and libraries where he presents a self-scripted performance—in first-person and authentic costume—of Abraham Lincoln telling stories of his Indiana childhood and how it impacted him as a father and President.
YESHU is a book written by a storyteller about storytellers, including a Jewish village carpenter, one of the premier tellers of all times.
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	Yeshu: A Novel for the Open-Hearted 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cultural Expression and Grassroots Development: Cases from Latin America and the Caribbean 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Padre sol, madre luna : cuentos del desarrollo de base pluricultural =: Inti tayta, killa mamma : runallaktakunapak tauka yachaykuna = Father sun, ... of pluricultural grassroots development it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imashi! Imashi!: Adivinanzas Poéticas de Los Campesinos del Mundo Andino Ecuador, Perú y Bolivia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The new edition with the new cover is now on sale at Amazon.

The text of this 3rd edition has been revised so that it flows more smoothly, with improved rhythms and lyricism. The striking, reworked cover sends a sharper message of Yeshu and the narrator gazing at what could be a sunrise...or a sunset. Clearly, however, the world around them is changing.

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Charles Kleymeyer made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Description topic " I need the description changed on all editions. This is the new description: This lyrical, history-based retelling of the Jesus saga was written for re ...more "
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“Watermelon Summer” by Anna Hess is as refreshing and delectable as its title. And the cover art. A great read for all ages—I happen to be in that huge group of readers of YA novels who are over 30, and I loved it. It’s just what you want in such a b ...more
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Charles Kleymeyer liked D.'s review of Yeshu: A Novel for the Open-Hearted: "This is Jesus's biography."
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Charles Kleymeyer liked Amy Frenze's review of Yeshu: A Novel for the Open-Hearted: "Rich imagery, charming stories and a book that the church members are passing around to read."
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Charles Kleymeyer liked Kunj's review of Yeshu: A Novel for the Open-Hearted: "I did not complete this book but that's just me and the kind of reader I am. I tend to leave and pick up books whenever and because of whatever phase I may be going through in life. I have read the first few chapters and I thoroughly enjoyed them. It" Read more of this review »
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Dec 16, 2023 07:43PM

Friends - just letting you know that I just revised and published the 3rd edition of YESHU: A Novel for the Open-Hearted,. Plus a Spanish translation of the same book.
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