On the strength of a National Book Award for his novel "Going
After Cacciato" (1978) and a widely acclaimed short-story cycle,
"The Things They Carried" (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.
In addition to detailed discussions of all of O'Brien's work--a
memoir, "If I Die in a Combat Zone" (1973), and seven books of
fiction--the sixteen interviews and profiles in "Conversations with
Tim O'Brien" 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.
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