Tim O'Brien grew up in Minnesota and immediately following his college career was drafted to go to Vietnam. He discusses his experiences in Vietnam and how he started writing about them. He also talks and reads from his book, Going After Cacciato, which won a National Book award, in this 1990 interview with Don Swaim.

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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio.