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Feb 24, 2021 · National Book Award-winning author Tim O'Brien is best known for his stories about the Vietnam War, including the 1990 novel, The Things They Carried. But he says he'd give up every book he's...
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.
Oct 13, 2023 · COVID and Trump inspired Tim O’Brien, author of “The Things They Carried,” to finish his first novel in 20 years, “America Fantastica.”. (Timmy O’Brien) By Nick Hilden. Oct. 13, 2023 3...
Oct 31, 2003 · Award-winning author Tim O’Brien is best known for his fictional portrayals of the Vietnam conflict. He was born in 1946 in Austin, Minn., and spent most of his youth in the small town of Worthington, Minn. He graduated summa cum laude from Macalester College in 1968.
Oct 23, 2023 · AMERICA FANTASTICA, by Tim O’Brien. When scientists take a core sample of fiction from the post-Trump era, they will discover American novelists struggling to unpack the political and social...
Mar 6, 2021 · March 6, 202112:01 AM ET. 50-Minute Listen. Playlist. Known for his novel 'The Things They Carried,' Tim O'Brien is now the subject of a new documentary, 'The War and Peace of Tim...
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...
