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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.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Tim O'Brien (author) | Allegiance | United States of America | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Alma mater | Macalester College | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Alma mater | Harvard University | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Awards | Purple Heart | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Born | William Timothy O'Brien Jr. (1946-10-01) October 1, 1946 (age 79) Austin, Minnesota, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Branch | United States Army | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Children | 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Conflicts | Vietnam War | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Genres | Memoirs, war stories, short stories | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Notable works | If I Die in a Combat Zone | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Notable works | Going After Cacciato | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Notable works | The Things They Carried | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Occupations | Novelist | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Occupations | short story writer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Occupations | teacher | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Rank | Sergeant | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Service years | 1968–1970 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Spouse | Meredith Baker | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Unit | 3rd Platoon, Company A, 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment 198th Infantry Brigade | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tim O'Brien (author) | Years active | 1973–present | 1.00 | infobox |
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