Paperback, 256 pages
English language
Published July 25, 1991 by Flamingo.
The things they carried
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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.
Subjects
- Short stories
- Vietnam War fiction
- Fiction