Peace Is a Shy Thing: The Life and Art of Tim O'Brien

by Alex Vernon

The first literary biography of Tim O'Brien, the preeminent American writer of the war in Vietnam and one of the best writers of his generation, drawing on never-before-seen materials and original interviews.

"Vietnam made me a writer." --Tim O'Brien

Featuring over one hundred interviews with family, friends, peers, and others--not to mention countless exchanges with Tim O'Brien himself--Peace is a Shy Thing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250358493
• ISBN13: 9781250358493
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"