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The first literary biography of Tim O'Brien, the preeminent American writer of the war in Vietnam and one of the best writers of his generation, drawing on never-before-seen materials and original interviews.

"Vietnam made me a writer." —Tim O'Brien

Featuring over one hundred interviews with family, friends, peers, and others—not to mention countless exchanges with Tim O'Brien himself—Peace is a Shy Thing provides a nearly day-by-day, gripping account of O'Brien's thirteen months as an inf...

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History Literary Biography Military History United States History Asian History American Literary Biography Vietnam War/French Indo-Chinese War 20th Century United States History - 1945 to 2000 Southeast Asian History 20th Century United States History - Wars & Conflict 20th Century American Authors - Literary Biography Vietnam War - General & Miscellaneous U.S. Politics & Government - 1963-1969 Vietnam - History 20th Century American History - Vietnam War Authors, American->20th century->Biography

Peace Is a Shy Thing: The Life and Art of Tim O'Brien

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