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Tim O'Brien has received numerous book awards.
Going After Cacciato : National Book Award in fiction
In The Lake of the Woods : James Fenimore Cooper Prize from the Society of American Historians.
Named best novel of the year by Time magazine
The Things They Carried : France's Pix de Milleur Livre Estranger
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
National Magazine Award - short story
Included in The Best American Short Stories of the Century edited by John Updike
· He has received the Literary Achievement Awards of: American Academy of Arts and Letters, Guggenheim Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts.
· Tim O'Brien has also been elected for membership to the Society of American Historians and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Works by Tim O'Brien:
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and
Ship Me Home
Gives detailed accounts of the life of a soldier on tour in Vietnam. Describes psychological struggles, physical endurance, and the difficult journey that the soldier takes.
Northern Lights
This is the story of two brothers who have been divided ever since one went to the Vietnam War and the other stayed home. When they encounter a dangerous blizzard at home in Minnesota the struggles they encounter depict how much they need each other and how much they have changed.
Going After Cacciat0
Going after Cacciato is the intricate stories and detailed thoughts of Paul Berlin's Vietnam War experience as a member of the United States Army in 1968.
Nuclear Age
The Things They Carried
This is the tales and tribulations of the American soldiers in the Vietnam War. The focus is upon a specific platoon of the American forces, their stories are shocking and make you think twice about the Vietnam War.
John Wade, a man who is saddened by his recent loss in a campaign, moves to the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota. Things start to go astray when he discovers his wife Kathy missing, the story continues with stories of his life and past and the search for Kathy.
The Vietnam in Me
Tomcat in Love
Thomas Chippering is a comical man, a professor of linguistics his time is consumed trying to win over every woman he encounters and the constant struggle to win back his former wife. This is an extremely funny novel.
July, July
In celebrating a thirty year reunion from a Minnesota college, this story depicts the ten individuals who meet and their experiences that they have had during the duration spent apart. As their stories are told it paints a picture of past generations and what life was like.
Tim's Short Stories: "The Nuclear Age", "The People We Marry", "Class of '68", "July '69", "Too Skinny", "Little People", "Half Gone" and, "What Went Wrong".
Recommendations:
If You Enjoyed The Things They Carried Be Sure To Check Out These Other Books by Different Authors:
Books:
Dispatches Michael Herr
A Rumor of War Philip Caputo
The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War Frederick Downs Jr.
SOG: The Secret Wars of America’s Commandos in Vietnam John Plaster
Hill 488 Charles W. Sasser