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Author information is very important when doing a critical analysis of a work, especially when you are asked to provide a brief biography of the author or a bibliography. The resources listed here will help you to find information about authors. You may also want to search for the author's name (last name, first name) in a subject search of the LCCC Library Catalog.
SEARCH HINT: Search "The Things They Carried" AND "Tim O'Brien" to limit results to relevant studies and essays.