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Tim O'Brien

William Timothy O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American novelist. He is best known for his book The Things They Carried (1990), a collection of linked semi-autobiographical stories inspired by O'Brien's experiences in the Vietnam War. In 2010, the New York Times described O'Brien's book as a Vietnam classic. In addition, he is known for his war novel, Going After Cacciato (1978), also about wartime Vietnam, and later novels about postwar lives of veterans.

O'Brien has held the endowed chair at the MFA program of Texas State University–San Marcos every other academic year since 2003–2004 (2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, and 2011–2012).

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American novelist

Born 1 Oct 1946

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  • Cover of: The Things They Carried

    Cover of edition isbn_9780767902892 Cover of edition thingstheycarrie0000unse Cover of edition thingstheycarrie0000obri Cover of edition thingstheycarrie0000obri_e6o9 Cover of edition thingstheycarrie0000obri_q9d3 Cover of edition thingstheycarrie00obri Cover of edition thingstheycarrie0000obri_t7v9 Cover of edition thingstheycarrie00obr_ixk First published in 1990 — 36 editions
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  • Cover of: Going after Cacciato: a novel

    Cover of edition goingaftercaccia00obririch Cover of edition goingaftercaccia00obri_2 Cover of edition goingaftercaccia00obri_1 Cover of edition goingaftercaccia00timo Cover of edition goingaftercaccia00obri_464 First published in 1975 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: If I die in a combat zone: box me up and ship me home

    Cover of edition ifidieincombatzo0000obri Cover of edition ifidieincombatzo0000obri_l6i9 Cover of edition ifidieincombatzo0001obri Cover of edition ifidieincombatzo0000obri_p5a1 First published in 1969 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: In the Lake of the Woods

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience

    Cover of edition prenticehalllite00na Cover of edition americanexperien00kate Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_y5z1 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_i1u3 First published in 1999 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: July, July

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  • Cover of: The nuclear age

    Cover of edition nuclearage0000obri_v5j8 Cover of edition nuclearage0000obri Cover of edition nuclearage00timo First published in 1985 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Tomcat in Love: A Novel

    First published in 1998 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Dad's Maybe Book

    First published in 2019 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Northern lights

    Cover of edition northernlights0000obri_v5r5 First published in 1975 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Tomcat in love

    First published in 1998 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Words of Ages: Witnessing U.S. History Through Literature

    First published in 2000 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: July, July

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  • Cover of: In the Lake of the Woods

    First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Ploughshares Winter 1978

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: If I Die in a Combat Zone

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Murakami Haruki haibu ritto: sekaiteki sakka kara no Eigo to bungaku e no inbitēshon

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  • Cover of: Matou amoureux

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Critical Insights

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Yu lin hu shi zong ji shi

    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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American novelist

Born 1 Oct 1946

Subjects

Fiction, Minnesota, fiction, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Fiction, general, Fiction in English, Fiction, psychological, Married people, fiction, Politicians, fiction, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, American Short stories, American literature, College teachers, fiction, Divorced people, fiction, Fiction, family life, Fiction, humorous, general, Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975, History, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Married people, Minnesota in fiction, Missing persons, Missing persons, fiction, Politicians

Places

Minnesota, United States, Alabama, Andover, Barbados, Cairn T Loughcrew Site (Ireland), China, Eastern Europe, England, Ireland, Mallard residence, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Meath, Meath (Ireland), Milford meeting house, Newgrange Site (Ireland), Owl Creek Bridge, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Sun, Vietnam

People

Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Devil, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine, Lenore, Louise Mallard, Martha Corey, Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis, Mr. Hooper, Pallas

Time

1692, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 19th century, 20th century, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, December

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Alternative names

  • William Timothy O'Brien

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August 25, 2021 Edited by dcapillae Edited without comment.
August 25, 2021 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
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