The things they carried : a work of fiction / by Tim O'Brien.
| Author/creator | O'Brien, Tim, 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st Mariner Books ed. |
| Publication Info | Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009, ©1990. |
| Description | 233 pages ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The things they carried -- Love -- Spin -- On the rainy river -- Enemies -- Friends -- How to tell a true war story -- The dentist -- Sweetheart of the song tra bong -- Stockings -- Church -- The man I killed -- Ambush -- Style -- Speaking of courage -- Notes -- In the field -- Good form -- Field trip -- The ghost soldiers -- Night life -- The lives of the dead. |
| Abstract | Heroic young men carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness. |
| LCCN | 2009029928 |
| ISBN | 9780618706419 |
| ISBN | 0618706410 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | TRC Fiction | F OB69T | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | TRC Fiction | F OB69T | ✔ Available | Place Hold |