Tim O'Brien (author)
Tim O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American writer. He was a soldier in the U. S. Army from 1968 until 1970. He fought in the Vietnam War. His time in that war plays an important part in his writing.  His novel Going after Cacciato is about the search for a soldier who runs away from the war. It won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979.