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The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien · 1990
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Book details
- Author
- Tim O'Brien
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 273
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9780395515983
- ISBN-10
- 039551598X
- Categories
- Fiction
About this book
*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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