Two bestselling novels from "one of his generation's most deservedly acclaimed authors." (Chicago Tribune)
The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
The Things They Carried
One of the best war books of this century, an unflinching attempt to illuminate both its obscene physical brutality and the terrible mental overload."GUARDIAN "This marvellous book...there are few novels of this brilliant kind.
This compelling volume explores the life of Tim O'Brien and his attempts to wrestle with the trauma and shame of war in The Things They Carried.
Brilliantly blending fact and fiction, autobiography and imagination, Tim O’Brien draws on personal experience to tell the stories of a platoon of American soldiers sent to fight Vietnam.
This riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of The Things They Carried examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century’s legacy of violence and warfare, both at...
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This collection of stories from Vietnam War writer Tim O'Briens paints a through picture of the soldiers' life in the Vietnam War.
Each of these 22 tales relate the exploits and personalities of a fictional platoon of American soldiers in Vietnam.
A classic from the New York Times bestselling author of The Things They Carried "One of the best, most disturbing, and most powerful books about the shame that was / is Vietnam." —Minneapolis Star and Tribune Before writing his award ...