Books by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried (1990)
An anniversary edition of a collection of interconnected fictional stories follows the members of an...

Northern Lights (1975)
In O'Brien's dynamic first novel, a Vietnam vet and his brother vie for the same gal, a native of th...

Going After Cacciato (1978)
Cacciato gathers compass, fresh water, and maps and walks out of the mire and fury of Vietnam, bound...

In the Lake of the Woods (1994)
John and Kathy Wade, whose marriage has been built on mutual deception, visit a Minnesota lake to tr...

If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home (1999)
A candid view of the American military establishment and the Vietnam conflict as witnessed by a foot...