Tim O'Brien, author of "The Things They Carried," discusses his novel about the Vietnam War. He answers questions about the book and reads selections. He addresses such issues as: the fear of being a coward as a rationale for going to war; the emotions, particularly the place of love and absolute death; how emotions shape the personal experience of Vietnam; and a Vietnam veterans relationship to the experience. O'Brien also talks about the act of storytelling, and how fiction and truth overlap in his works.|THE THINGS THEY CARRIED / Tim O'Brien| interviewed by Bob Young. - Tim O'Brien, author of "The Things They Carried," discusses his novel about the Vietnam War. He answers questions about the book and reads selections. He addresses such issues as: the fear of being a coward as a rationale for going to war| the emotions, particularly the place of love and absolute death| how emotions shape the personal experience of Vietnam| and a Vietnam veterans relationship to the experience. O'Brien also talks about the act of storytelling, and how fiction and truth overlap in his works. - RECORDED: 26 Apr. 1991. BROADCAST: KPFK, 29 Apr. 1991.
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