Tim O’Brien, featured in the recent Ken Burns PBS Vietnam documentary and author of The Things They Carried, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and named one of the 12 Most Influential Books for High School Students, will speak at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.
A VIP reception will be held for Friends of Dreyfoos members prior to the public event. The event will be held at Meyer Hall on the Dreyfoos campus, which is just north of the Kravis Center off of Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach. The event is open to the public for a $5 fee. Tickets can be purchased online at https://secure.soafi.org/conversation-tim-obrien.
Published in 1990, The Things They Carried is regarded as an exceptional fictional work based on the experiences of a dozen American soldiers dealing with the trauma and boredom of combat during the Vietnam War. Reviewers commend O’Brien’s innovative combination of fiction, memoir and nonfiction in the short pieces that comprise the volume.
O’Brien will sign copies of his book following the talk. For more info., contact the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation at (561) 805-6298 or visit www.soafi.org.
