Tim O'Brien

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essayist human memoirist novelist short story writer

Tim O'Brien is an American novelist best known for his Vietnam War–themed works, particularly the acclaimed book "The Things They Carried."

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instanceOf essayist ⓘ
human ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Going After Cacciato NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1946-10-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
Macalester College NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork contemporary American literature ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ
war fiction ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasPartInBibliography Going After Cacciato NERFINISHED ⓘ
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home NERFINISHED ⓘ
In the Lake of the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ
July, July ⓘ
Northern Lights NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Nuclear Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Things They Carried NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tomcat in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWrittenForm memoir ⓘ
novel ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ
influencedBy his experiences in the Vietnam War ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
name Tim O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor Vietnam War–themed fiction ⓘ
notableWork Going After Cacciato NERFINISHED ⓘ
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home NERFINISHED ⓘ
In the Lake of the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ
July, July ⓘ
Northern Lights NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Nuclear Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Things They Carried NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tomcat in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Austin, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf Vietnam War literature ⓘ
taughtAt Texas State University NERFINISHED ⓘ

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O'Brien → hasNotableBearer → Tim O'Brien ⓘ
Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award → hasNotableRecipient → Tim O'Brien ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tim O’Brien
James Jones → influenced → Tim O'Brien ⓘ