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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tim_O'Brien_(author)Tim O'Brien (author) - Wikipedia

    Tim O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American novelist who served as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Much of his writing is about wartime Vietnam, [1] and his work later in life often explores the postwar lives of its veterans.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Tim-OBrienTim O’Brien | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica

    Tim O’Brien, American novelist noted for his writings about American soldiers in the Vietnam War. His notable books included the nonfiction If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home (1973) and the novels Going After Cacciato (1978) and The Things They Carried (1990).

  3. www.npr.org › 2021/02/24 › 970880767Tim O'Brien On Late-In-Life Fatherhood And The Things He Carried...

    Feb 24, 2021 · Now 74, O'Brien didn't become a father until his late 50s. He reflects on writing, mortality and his experiences in Vietnam in the new documentary, The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien.

  4. www.gq.com › story › tim-obrien-2022-interviewTim O’Brien's First Novel in Twenty Years is a “Savage” Take ......

    Apr 4, 2022 · Tim O’Brien's First Novel in Twenty Years is a “Savage” Take on America. His searing accounts of the Vietnam War brought him fame and the National Book Award. Now, after a 20-year hiatus...

  5. www.goodreads.com › author › showTim O'Brien (Author of The Things They Carried) - Goodreads

    Tim O'Brien. Born. in Austin, MN, The United States. October 01, 1946. Genre. Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction. edit data. Tim O’Brien matriculated at Macalester College. Graduation in 1968 found him with a BA in political science and a draft notice.

  6. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › booksTim O'Brien on how Trump inspired his novel 'America Fantastica'...

    Oct 13, 2023 · Tim O'Brien, author of the great novel 'The Things They Carried,' explains how COVID and Trump spawned 'America Fantastica,' his first novel in 20 years.

  7. www.sparknotes.com › author › tim-obrienTim O’Brien Biography, Works, and Quotes | SparkNotes

    Winning the National Book Award solidified O’Brien’s reputation as a masterful writer concerned with the ambiguities of love and war. Following this success came The Nuclear Age, a novel about a draft-dodger obsessed with the idea of nuclear holocaust, published in 1985.

  8. www.goodreads.com › author › listBooks by Tim O'Brien (Author of The Things They Carried) - ...

    Tim O'Brien has 118 books on Goodreads with 762674 ratings. Tim O'Brien’s most popular book is The Things They Carried.

  9. www.nytimes.com › 2023/10/23 › booksBook Review: ‘America Fantastica,’ by Tim O’Brien - The New York...

    Oct 23, 2023 · Tim O’Brien’s manic satire follows a disgraced journalist on a criminal road trip through a myth-addled nation.

  10. www.npr.org › 2021/03/05 › 974046604Best Of: Writer Tim O'Brien / Inside The Capitol Insurrection

    Mar 6, 2021 · His video footage from inside the Senate chamber was used as evidence in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Known for his novel 'The Things They Carried,' Tim O'Brien is now the...