Vietnam veteran Tim O'Brien on fictionalizing his war stories

Writers and Company

English - November 12, 2023 05:10 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 182 ratings
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WARNING: This discussion deals with suicide. In late 1994, Eleanor Wachtel spoke to award-winning author and Vietnam War veteran Tim O'Brien. He's the author of such acclaimed books as Going After Cacciato, The Things They Carried and In the Lake of the Woods. O'Brien new novel – his first in 20 years – is called America Fantastica. *This interview originally aired on Jan. 15, 1995.