The acclaimed novel from the award-winning author of ‘If I Die in a Combat Zone’, ‘Going After Cacciato’ and ‘In the Lake of the Woods’.
The action in ‘Northern Lights’ takes place not in Vietnam but back in the USA, as Tim O’Brien explores the after-effects of that war – on those who served, and those they left behind.
Set in the frozen wilderness of north Minnesota, it concerns two brothers, one who served in Vietnam, and has returned tough, cynical and world-weary; and the other who stayed at home. When they take off on a long skiing trip together through the frozen woods, they quickly get lost in a blizzard, and are tested to their limits as they face a battle against the elements and each other.
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‘A thrilling story that can be read and enjoyed simply as an adventure story but digs deeper than that.’ Irish Times
‘Calling Tim O’Brien a Vietnam War novelist is a bit like saying Joseph Conrad was a Polish guy who wrote some good sea tales.’ Esquire
‘The best novelist the Vietnam War has produced.’ Independent
‘O’Brien is the best American writer of his generation.’ San Francisco Examiner
Tim O’Brien was born in Minnesota and served as a foot soldier in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970, and after graduate studies at Harvard worked as a reporter for the Washington Post. When ‘If I Die in a Combat Zone’ was published in 1973, it established him as one of the leading American writers of his generation, a status that was confirmed when ‘Going After Cacciato’ won the National Book Award for fiction.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good+. First. 12mo. copyright 1975. 1st printing 1976 simultaneous in hardback. Light wear to extrems. Crease to spine. Book. Seller Inventory # 500012711
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: F. First UK. 8vo. original printed paper wraps; pp. 356. A fine copy. The paperback issue of the author's second book. Seller Inventory # 014839
Book Description First printing, first edition of paperback (there was a simultaneous hardback). Fine. Seller Inventory # 5805
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Great Britian Edition, Signed by the Author with inscription "To Wayne, Peace. Tim O'Brien". Pages have usual light tanning, otherwise clean interior with solid binding. Dust Jacket is price clipped and in very nice condition with protective mylar cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 356 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 45235
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First British edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Author's second book, reportedly one of only 900 copies of this issue. Seller Inventory # 536153
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First English edition, hardcover issue. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Author's second book, reportedly one of only 900 copies of this issue. Seller Inventory # 40425
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Edition. O'Brien's second novel, a tale of two brothers in the wilderness of Minnesota's arrowhead region. First British edition. Black cloth boards show only little wear save for a small flaw to the top of the front board, interior clean, binding tight. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, small price sticker on rear.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 007721
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean very carefully read, if at all, copy. This copy has the usual browning of the text block edges, else fine. The jacket has been PC leaving the very corner of the pound sign, else fine. According to other listings there were only 900 copies of this edition published which sort of makes it scarce in an age where 10000 copies is considered a small printing. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author. A very nice example of the First UK edition. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 031690
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First English edition, hardcover issue. Fine in fine, price-clipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author, his second book. Reportedly one of only 900 copies of this issue, and as such scarce Signed. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Seller Inventory # 282843
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First UK Edition. Signed by Author at Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas on November 4, 2009. Fine black boards with silver spine title. Fine dust jacket--price clipped. Protected in archival plastic cover. Appears unread. The Chicago Sun-Times says: "The suspense is spellbinding . What puts this tale above countless others is the care and eloquence of Tim O'Brien." ; Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 3536