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O'Brien, Tim --- anno 1960-1969 --- Vietnam

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Vietnam and Beyond: Tim O’Brien and the Power of Storytelling is a comprehensive, in-depth study of one of the most thought-provoking writers of the Vietnam war generation. This volume breaks away from previous readings of O’Brien’s development as a trauma artist and an outspoken chronicler of the American involvement in Vietnam: its thematic, rather than chronological, approach contextualizes O’Brien’s work beyond the confines of war literature. The necessary exploration of O’Brien’s recurrent engagement with the conflict in Vietnam leads to a thorough discussion of the writer’s revision of key American (and western) ideas and concerns: the association between courage, heroism and masculinity, the celebration of the pioneering spirit in the frontier narrative, the sense of superiority in the encounter with foreign civilizations, the fraught relationship between power and truth, or reality and imagination, and the attempt and the right to speak about unspeakable events. All these themes, as Ciocia illustrates, highlight O’Brien’s compelling preoccupation with the role and the ethical responsibility of the storyteller. With his clear privileging of ‘story-truth’ over ‘happening-truth’, O’Brien makes a bold, serious investment in the power of fiction, as testified by his formal experimentations, metanarrative reflections and sustained meditations on matters such as individual agency, moral accountability and authenticity. Approached from this fresh perspective, O’Brien emerges as a figure deserving to find a wider audience and demanding renewed scholarly attention for his remarkable achievements as a contemporary mythographer, an acute observer of the human condition and a sharp critic of American culture.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --- Literature and the war. --- O'Brien, Tim, --- O'Brien, William Timothy, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- O'Brien, Tim --- Criticism and interpretation --- Literature and the war

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This volume in the Approaches to Teaching series considers the range and depth of O'Brien's writing, with an emphasis on works that focus on the Vietnam War. Part 1, "Materials," provides information on O'Brien's life and an overview of his literary output. It also directs readers to critical and reference works on subjects encountered in his writing. The twenty-three essays in part 2, "Approaches," provide historical background on the Vietnam War; explore narrative issues in O'Brien's works, such as the melding of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir; and suggest ideas for teaching the author's works in a variety of classroom and conceptual settings (e.g., composition, American literature, war fiction, narrative theory, postmodernism).

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --- War stories, American. --- Literature and the war. --- O'Brien, Tim,

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Communicatie in de literatuur --- Communication dans la littérature --- Communication in literature --- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --- Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 --- Literature and the conflict --- Littérature et guerre --- O'Brien, Tim, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 --- O'Brien, Tim --- Criticism and interpretation --- Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1975 --- Vietnamese War, 1961-1975 --- Literature and the conflict. --- -Criticism and interpretation --- Literature and the war. --- Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 --- Littérature et guerre --- Literature and the war --- O'Brien, William Timothy, --- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 - Literature and the conflict --- O'Brien, Tim - Criticism and interpretation --- Conflit vietnamien, 1961-1975

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Phillip Caputo, Larry Heinemann, Tim O'Brien, and Robert Olen Butler: four young midwestern Americans coming of age during the 1960's who faced a difficult personal decision-whether or not to fight in Vietnam. Each chose to participate. After coming home, these four veterans became prizewinning authors telling the war stories and life stories of soldiers and civilians. The four extended conversations included in Writing Vietnam, Writing Life feature revealing personal stories alongside candid assessments of each author's distinct roles as son, soldier, writer, and teacher of creative writing.

War correspondents --- Novelists, American --- War stories, American --- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --- History and criticism. --- Literature and the war. --- Butler, Robert Olen --- O'Brien, Tim, --- Heinemann, Larry --- Caputo, Philip --- Olen Butler, Robert --- O'Brien, William Timothy,