{"product_id":"the-nuclear-age-paperback","title":"The Nuclear Age - Paperback","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\u003eTim O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Nuclear Age\u003c\/b\u003e is about one man's slightly insane attempt to come to terms with a dilemma that confronts us all--a little thing called The Bomb. The year is 1995, and William Cowling has finally found the courage to meet his fears head-on. Cowling's courage takes the form of a hole that he begins digging in his backyard in an effort to \"bury\" all thoughts of the apocalypse. Cowling's wife, however, is ready to leave him; his daughter has taken to calling him \"nutto\"; and Cowling's own checkered past seems to be rising out of the crater taking shape on his lawn, besieging him with flashbacks and memories of a life that's had more than its share of turmoil. Brilliantly interweaving his masterful storytelling powers with dark, surreal humor and empathy for characters caught in circumstances beyond their control, Tim O'Brien brings us his most entertaining novel to date. At once wildly comic and sneakily profound, \u003cb\u003eThe Nuclear Age\u003c\/b\u003e is also utterly unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinnesota native Tim O'Brien graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul in 1968. He served as a foot soldier in Vietnam from February 1969 to March 1970. Following his military service, he went to graduate school in Government at Harvard University, then later worked as a national affairs reporter for \u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e. O'Brien is the author of the novel \u003cb\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the 1979 National Book Award for fiction, and of \u003cb\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the 1990 \u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e Heartland Award in fiction. Its title story, first published in \u003cb\u003eEsquire\u003c\/b\u003e, received the 1987 National Magazine Award in fiction.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis other books are \u003cb\u003eIf I Die in a Combat Zone\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNorthern Lights\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Nuclear Age\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis work has appeared in numerous magazines, including \u003cb\u003eEsquire\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGranta\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHarper's\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRedbook\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGentleman's Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/b\u003e. His short stories have been anthologized in \u003cb\u003eThe O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (1976, 1978, 1982), \u003cb\u003eGreat Esquire Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (1978, 1987), \u003cb\u003eThe Pushcart Prize\u003c\/b\u003e (Vols. II and X), and in many textbooks and collections. He has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Massachusetts Arts and Humanities Foundation.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Lake of the Woods\u003c\/b\u003e was selected by the editors of \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e as one of the best books of 1994.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257104744697,"sku":"9780140259100","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NwFqg9Adjf9780140259100.webp?v=1768742765","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-nuclear-age-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}