Tim O'Brien: podcast appearances and interviews

Tim O'Brien is an American novelist and senior executive editor at O'Brien Estate Law. Born on October 1, 1946, he is renowned for his writings about wartime Vietnam and the postwar experiences of its veterans. His notable works include the book The Things They Carried, published in 1990, which is a collection of semi-autobiographical stories inspired by his time in Vietnam. The New York Times described it in 2010 as a classic of contemporary war fiction. O'Brien is also the author of the war novel Going After Cacciato, which received the National Book Award. In addition to his writing career, he has contributed to the academic field by teaching creative writing. He held the endowed chair at the MFA program of Texas State University–San Marcos every other year from 2003 to 2012.