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Tim O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American novelist who served as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Much of his writing is about wartime Vietnam, [ 1 ] and his work later in life often explores the postwar lives of its veterans.
Tim O'Brien was born on March 16, 1954, and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia, the youngest in a family of five children.At the age of 12, he first heard a Bob Dylan record, played by his older sister Mollie, afterwards deciding to take up music.
O'Brien is the executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion, a platform that provides commentary about business, politics, and foreign affairs.O'Brien was a reporter for The New York Times before becoming editor of the paper's Sunday Business section in 2006.
Going After Cacciato is an anti-war novel written by Tim O'Brien and first published by Delacorte Press in 1978. The novel is set during the Vietnam War.It is told from the third person limited point of view of an American soldier, Paul Berlin.
Tim O'Brien onstage February 17, 2012 in Franklin Park, Round Hill, VA Tim O'Brien is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to his 22 solo albums and his recordings with Hot Rize, he has been featured as a performer on many albums by other artists.
"Long Time Gone" is a bluegrass song by American musician Darrell Scott, originally recorded by him on his 2000 album Real Time which Scott recorded together with Tim O'Brien. The song was later covered by the American band Dixie Chicks, and served as the lead single to their 2002 album Home.
Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Baronet (1787–1862), Irish politician and merchant; Tim O'Brien (physicist) (born 1963), astrophysicist at the University of Manchester Tim O'Brien (Connecticut politician) (born 1968), legislator in the Connecticut House of Representatives
O'Brien takes the reader through a typical day in the life of a soldier in Vietnam. We are briefly introduced to a small number of fellow 'grunts' and the commanding officer of Alpha Company, the rifle company O'Brien was assigned to, one Captain Johansen. (Names and physical characteristics depicted in the book were changed.)