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Tim O'Brien

1946 - Today

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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, and his work later in life often explores the postwar lives of its veterans. O'Brien is perhaps best known for his book The Things They Carried (1990), a collection of linked semi-autobiographical stories inspired by his wartime experiences. In 2010, The New York Times described it as "a classic of contemporary war fiction." O'Brien wrote the war novel, Going After Cacciato (1978), which was awarded the National Book Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim O'Brien is the 6,028th most popular writer (up from 6,292nd in 2019), the 10,328th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,189th in 2019) and the 754th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Tim O'Brien ranks 6,028 out of 7,302. Before him are Edmund Gosse, Tom Brokaw, José Manuel Caballero, Henry Jenkins, Charles Brackett, and Christoph Ransmayr. After him are Eva Ström, Sándor Bródy, Vladimir Tendryakov, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Francis Marion Crawford, and Ferreira de Castro.

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Among people born in 1946, Tim O'Brien ranks 686. Before him are Jiang Rong, P. P. Arnold, Peter Sutherland, Elisabetta Casellati, Tonicha, and Tony Robinson. After him are John Prine, Josef Augusta, José Claramunt, Fernando Colomo, Georgi Markov, and Dave Mason.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim O'Brien ranks 10,330 out of 20,380. Before him are Flavor Flav (1959), Madge Bellamy (1899), Steve Albini (1962), Robert Schwartzman (1982), Una Merkel (1903), and Mark Esper (1964). After him are F. Albert Cotton (1930), Norman Taber (1891), Steve Wynn (1942), Ella Raines (1920), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (1986), and John Prine (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tim O'Brien ranks 754. Before him are Marilyn Ferguson (1938), Steven Saylor (1956), Tara Westover (1986), Tom Brokaw (1940), Henry Jenkins (1958), and Charles Brackett (1892). After him are Amy Tan (1952), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Lin Carter (1930), Mike Godwin (1956), and Jonathan Safran Foer (1977).

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