Tim O'Brien
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Tim O'Brien Net Worth

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Tim O'Brien is a Novelist with a net worth of $3 million. He was born in 1946 and is best known for his acclaimed short story collection The Things They Carried and his National Book Award-winning novel Going After Cacciato, which was based on his Vietnam War experiences. In 1995, his novel In the Lake of the Woods won the James Fenimore Cooper Historical Fiction Prize.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 1, 1946
Birth Place Minnesota
Age 77 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $3 million (2024)

About

Famous for his acclaimed short story collection The Things They Carried, O'Brien also based his National Book Award-winning novel Going After Cacciato upon his Vietnam War experiences. Another of his novels, In the Lake of the Woods, received the 1995 James Fenimore Cooper Historical Fiction Prize.

Before Fame

Upon completing his bachelor's degree in political science at Macalester College, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. After serving in Vietnam and subsequently completing his graduate studies at Harvard University, he published his debut work, a memoir titled If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home.

Trivia

In 2003, he became chair of the graduate creative writing program at Texas State University-San Marcos.

Family Life

Born and raised in Minnesota, he later settled in Texas with his wife Meredith and his sons Timmy and Tad.

Associated With

O'Brien and fellow American author Philip Caputo both penned works with Vietnam War themes.

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