The things they carried

a work of fiction

trade paperback, 233 pages

English language

Published 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

ISBN:
978-0-618-70641-9
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OCLC Number:
422760833

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The Things They Carried (1990) is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division.

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Subjects

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction
  • War stories, American