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The Things They CarriedTim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien, Tim O'Brien
1993256 pages
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26 editions · 5 languages

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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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26 editions · 5 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 2010
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · 256 pages · 9780547391175
  • Hardcover · English · 2003
    Recorded Books · 9781402565410
  • Audiobook · English · 2003
    Recorded Books · 9781402573699
  • Paperback · English · 1991
    Flamingo · 256 pages · 9780006543947
  • Other · English · 2022
    Things They Carried
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780358724520
  • Other · English · 2019
    Things They Carried
    HarperCollins Publishers Australia · 256 pages · 9780008329693
Reading Level-Grade 9Reading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10Reading Level-Grade 12Fiction, short stories (single author)Veterans, fictionFiction, psychologicalVietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction