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The Things They Carried

The Things They Carried

by Tim O'Brien
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About this book

They carried malaria tablets, love letters, 28-pound mine detectors, dope, illustrated bibles, each other. And if they made it home alive, they carried unrelenting images of a nightmarish war that history is only beginning to absorb. Since its first publication, The Things They Carriedhas become an unparalleled Vietnam testament, a classic work of American literature, and a profound study of men at war that illuminates the capacity, and the limits, of the human heart and soul. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O'Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780767902892
ISBN10 0767902890
Series/Work OL2919959W View on OpenLibrary
Pages 246
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At April 18, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

American War stories Amitié masculine Anciens combattants Fiction Fictional works Fiction, family life Fiction, psychological Fiction, short stories (single author) Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Loneliness Male friendship Married people Married people, fiction Military Personnel Minnesota, fiction Missing persons Missing persons, fiction Politicians Politicians, fiction Reading Level-Grade 10

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