{"product_id":"conversations-with-tim-obrien-hardcover","title":"Conversations with Tim O'Brien - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick A. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterviews with the author of \u003ci\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick A. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at Bainbridge State College in Bainbridge, Georgia. His previous books and edited collections include \u003ci\u003e\"The True Bones of My Life\" Essays on the Fiction of Jim Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTim O'Brien: A Critical Companion\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eConversations with William Gibson\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184863461625,"sku":"9781617036781","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/b1FDbENESWF2dGE0ejNUZlN0THc2QT09.webp?v=1767801881","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/conversations-with-tim-obrien-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}