Tim O'Brien was born in Austin, Minnesota, on October 1st, 1946. When he was 23, he was drafted into the military to fight in the Vietnam War. While in Vietnam, he first began writing, and his service in the Vietnam War has a large influence on the work that he wrote both during and after the war. He writes both fiction about the Vietnam War and about his own experiences. Some of his more famous work includes:
- If I Die In A Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home (1973), a memoir of his experience during the war
- Going After Cacciato (1978), a novel about the Vietnam War which won the National Book Award for fiction
- The Things They Carried (1990), a collection of short stories about the Vietnam War
He has also written other books and currently teaches at Texas State University in San Marcos. He doesn't have his own website, but information about him can be found at this site, a fan website, and on Wikipedia.
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