{"product_id":"conversations-with-tim-obrien","title":"Conversations with Tim O'Brien","description":"On the strength of a National Book Award for his novel \u003cem\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/em\u003e (1978) and a widely acclaimed short-story cycle, \u003cem\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/em\u003e (1990), 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 In addition to detailed discussions of all of O'Brien's work--a memoir, \u003cem\u003eIf I Die in a Combat Zone\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), and seven books of fiction--the sixteen interviews and profiles in \u003cem\u003eConversations with Tim O'Brien\u003c\/em\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.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55318747939160,"sku":"9781617036781","price":100.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781617036781_64369cac-0568-4409-844c-4bf2d23e91be.jpg?v=1778672729","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/conversations-with-tim-obrien","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}