Tim O'Brien is an American author known for his works about the Vietnam War. He was born in 1946 and graduated from Macalester College in 1968 before being drafted into the Vietnam War, where he served from 1969-1970. After leaving Vietnam, O'Brien enrolled in Harvard but left to pursue writing. He has won numerous awards for his fiction works exploring the Vietnam War experience and detailing his service, including National Book Award for Fiction.

1. Tim O’Brien: Solider & Author By: Heath Midkiff

2. O’Brien’s Life Facts Born October 1st, 1946 Graduated from Macalester College in 1968 Drafted into Vietnam War and served 1969-1970 Enrolled in Harvard but left to pursue newspaper columnist position. However his fiction work became his focal point. Winner of many prestigious writing awards such as: National Book Award for Fiction, Best Novel of the year – Time Magazine, France’s Prix du MeilleurLivreEtrangerand more.

3. Video of O’Brien @ National Book Award Ceremony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE6e0YyUIA8

4. Tim O’Brien Presentation The reason I love this clip is because it lets us hear the author’s tone. We have been learning about tone in this class and I am now just realizing the importance of it. Just by watching you can tell the passion for which the author has for his stories.

5. O’Brien in Vietnam

6. Tim O’Brien Today

7. In Closing… I was inspired to make this short presentation as my response to this week’s blog post because I was inspired by this author. This post is just so my classmates can learn more about O’Brien and his early life before and after Vietnam. I hope you enjoyed the included photos and video clips. I know that “The Things They Carried” was inspiring to me and such a great work of art.

8. Works Cited YouTube video was provided by the user “coldfaceblush” Images provided by Google Image Search