Dialogue: Author Tim O'Brien

Dialogue host talks with author and Vietnam vet Tim O'Brien about his works and life. O'Brien, who served as an infantryman in the war, won a National Book Award for 'Going After Cacciato,' and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for 'The Things They Carried.' Both are set during the Vietnam War.
Franklin and O'Brien talk about the themes of his works, his thoughts on war, and his life as a first-time father.
O'Brien was the keynote speaker at the 2015 Idaho Humanities Council Distinguished Humanities Lecture.

[@charlessalmans4496]

I read "The Things They Carried" shortly after it came out and I remember "liking" the book. I am a member of a book club of men that are of "Vietnam war age" and we are about to discuss the book. A minority, although a significant minority, went to Vietnam and this should be an interesting discussion. In re-reading the book I am struck by the fact that so much rings true, not necessarily in the literal sense but in the poetic sense that can be closer to human truth. This interview was an insightful complement to the book itself, and host Marcia Franklin is to be praised for asking good open-ended questions and letting Tim O'Brien talk.

[@DocArach]

Great life advice

[@marvinm.messier1120]

The Hendrix hat - Jimi I presume? Fan to fan, it makes me like him even more!

[@nononouh]

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[@user-qr2tf8vl4k]

What a disservice to the story. This woman butchered the introduction

[@apexxxx10]

*Why is the writer dude wearing a ball cap? 1: He is on his way to a base ball game. 2: It’s freezing cold in the studio. 3: He is bald, or going bald (suffering from Alopecia Areata?) 4: He is just a good ol’ American wearing the ubiquitous US Male Uniform: Baseball Cap and Sneakers! BTW his well written Vietnam novel “The Things They Carried” is on TH-cam audiobooks. Bangkok-Johnny CarSanook Media THAILAND*

[@TheHolden1998]

Because, he lives in a place where he's fought for the right to wear whatever the hell he wants. Because this isn't about wingtips and creases and the superficial bullshit that seems important to you?

[@barrychattillion1705]

Because that is what he wants to wear.

[@margemason]

@@TheHolden1998 Is what you got out of O’Brien’s literature that the vietnam war was fighting for any american’s right to do anything? embarrassing