The Things They Carried
Politicians, fiction
Anciens combattants
American War stories
Nouvelles américaines
Veterans, fiction
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975
Vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction
Military Personnel
Solitude
Minnesota, fiction
Fictional works
Loneliness
Warfare
Male friendship
Veterans
Politicians
Married people, fiction
American Short stories
Reading Level-Grade 9
Reading Level-Grade 10
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Married people
Missing persons, fiction
Reading Level-Grade 11
Reading Level-Grade 12
Missing persons
Fiction, family life
War
Fiction, short stories (single author)
Soldiers
Short stories
Fiction, psychological
Romans, nouvelles
Fiction
*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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