{"product_id":"conversations-with-tim-o-brien-9781496846488-b","title":"Conversations with Tim O'Brien","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Patrick A. Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\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.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45018067796119,"sku":"9781496846488","price":1784.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781496846488.webp?v=1768541899","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/conversations-with-tim-o-brien-9781496846488-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}