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Tim O'Brien's book about Vietnam, The Things They Carried, has won every award, is studied in college and is considered to be definitive. But it's fiction.

"Dave Eggers: From 'staggering genius' to America's conscience". Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. March 6, 2010.
Tim O'Brien's book about Vietnam, The Things They Carried, has won every award, is studied in college and is considered to be definitive. But it's fiction.