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Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien is an American novelist. He is best known for his book The Things They Carried, a collection of linked semi-autobiographical stories inspired by O'Brien's experiences in the Vietnam War. He won the 1979 National Book Award for his novel Going After Cacciato.

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