{"product_id":"conversations-with-tim-obrien-patrick-a-smith-9781496846488","title":"Conversations with Tim O'Brien","description":"On 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick A. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496846486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496846488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Patrick A. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129188675839,"sku":"9781496846488","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c427b27b-e3a9-4826-874d-9dfafebd20c7.jpg?v=1687462538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-tim-obrien-patrick-a-smith-9781496846488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}