Conversations with Tim O'Brien

Contents

v Contents Introduction vii Chronology xxi Interview with Tim O’Brien 3 Larry McCaffery / 1979 Tim O’Brien: “Maybe So” 22 Eric James Schroeder / 1984 An Interview with Tim O’Brien 41 Martin Naparsteck / 1989 Staying True to Vietnam: Writer Tim O’Brien Aims for the War’s Nerve Center 52 Gail Caldwell / 1990 An Interview with Tim O’Brien 58 Steven Kaplan / 1991 Artful Dodge Interviews Tim O’Brien 68 Daniel Bourne and Debra Shostak / 1991 Responsibly Inventing History: An Interview with Tim O’Brien 88 Brian C. McNerney / 1994 Tim O’Brien Interview 100 Tobey C. Herzog / 1995 About Tim O’Brien: A Profile 115 Don Lee / 1995 vi CONTENTS The Heart under Stress: Interview with Author Tim O’Brien 120 James Lindbloom / 1998 Journeying from Life to Literature: An Interview with American Novelist Tim O’Brien 125 Lynn Wharton / 1999 Tim O’Brien: An Interview 143 Anthony Tambakis / 1999 Tim O’Brien: Author of July, July Talks with Robert Birnbaum 160 Robert Birnbaum / 2002 “Every question leads to the next”: An Interview with Tim O’Brien 173 Jonathan D’Amore / 2007 An Interview with Tim O’Brien 180 Steven Pressfield / 2010 On War, Heroes, and the Power of Literature: A Conversation with Tim O’Brien 184 Patrick A. Smith / 2011 Key Resources 197 Index 203 ...