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Tim O'Brien

Novelist

Interview with Tim O'Brien April 15, 2010
War Films Should Make Us Duck Real Bullets 7:15 Discuss
Full Interview 45:55 Discuss
Washing Off the Stink of Pomposity 2:04 Discuss
“The Things They Carried,” 20 Years Later 5:12 Discuss
Writing About Anguish Beyond Words 5:34 Discuss
War Stories Are Also Love Stories 4:33 Discuss
Tim O’Brien Tells a True War Story 4:18 Discuss
What We Still Don’t Get About Vietnam 5:49 Discuss
How U.S. Soldiers Have Changed Since Vietnam 3:23 Discuss
Gen Y: “The Girls Look Prettier and the Guys Look Buffer” 3:56 Discuss
The Things Tim O’Brien Carries 2:37 Discuss
Keeping Memories, and Ourselves, Alive 3:28 Discuss

About Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien Tim O'Brien is an American novelist. His books include the National Book Award-winning "Going After Cacciato" (1978), as well as his debut novel, "If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home" (1973); his most recent novel, "July, July" (2002); and the Pulitzer Prize finalist "The Things They Carried" (1990), a combination novel/short story collection/memoir based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. A special twentieth anniversary edition of "The Things They Carried" was released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2010.

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