{"product_id":"9781496846488-conversations-with-tim-obrien","title":"Conversations with Tim O'Brien","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterviews allowed Tim O’Brien to fully examine the boundaries of truth and identity, memory, and imagination in fiction; the role of war in society; gender issues; and the craft of writing. He approaches each of these topics and a host of others with a directness and an evident passion that will resonate with both readers and prospective writers.\u003cbr\u003eOn the strength of a National Book Award for his novel \u003ci\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/i\u003e and a widely acclaimed short-story cycle, \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim O’Brien (b. 1946) cemented his reputation as one of the most compelling chroniclers of Vietnam—and, in the process, was cast as a \"Vietnam writer.\" But to confine O’Brien to a single piece of ground or a particular style is to ignore the broad sweep of a career spanning nearly four decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In addition to detailed discussions of all of O’Brien’s work—a memoir, \u003ci\u003eIf I Die in a Combat Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, and seven books of fiction—the sixteen interviews and profiles in \u003ci\u003eConversations with Tim O’Brien\u003c\/i\u003e explore common themes, with subtle differences. Looming large is the experience of Vietnam and its influence as well as O’Brien’s youth in Minnesota and the expectations of a midwestern upbringing. Interviews allowed the writer to fully examine the shifting boundaries of truth and identity, memory, and imagination in fiction; the role of war in society; gender issues; and the craft of writing. O’Brien approaches each of these topics and a host of others with a directness and an evident passion that will resonate with both readers and prospective writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40839946371169,"sku":"9781496846488","price":21.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38202154_eebd0462-9cb2-4f19-967a-768ed6698f3f.jpg?v=1763801170","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781496846488-conversations-with-tim-obrien","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}