Terence O'Donnell (1924 - 2001) was an American writer. He was born in

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and graduated from the

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. He resided in Portland most of his life and worked at the

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. During the latter part of his life, he spent some of his in an apartment on the

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in Portland. O'Donnell is perhaps best known as the author of the ''Garden of the Brave in War: Recollections of Iran'', which was published in 1980, during the

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. The book was praised by critics and, although it did not attain broad popular readership, it is now regarded as a classic work. It is told from a personal perspective, with observations about daily life and culture in southern Iran.

Works by O'Donnell

* ''Garden of the Brave in War: Recollections of Iran '' (New Haven: Ticknor & Fields, 1980) * ''That Balance So Rare: The Story of Oregon '' (Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1988) * ''An Arrow in the Earth: General

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and the Indians of Oregon '' (Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1991) * ''Cannon Beach: A Place by the Sea '' (Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1996) * ''"Seven Shades of Memory"'' (Washington D.C.: Mage Publishing, 1999)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odonnell, Terence 1924 births 2000 deaths Writers from Portland, Oregon University of Chicago alumni American expatriates in Iran