The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction
- ISBN-10
- 1586638270
- ISBN-13
- 9781586638276
- Series
- The Things They Carried
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 84
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Spark Notes
- Author
- Tim O'Brien
Description
Each of these 22 tales relate the exploits and personalities of a fictional platoon of American soldiers in Vietnam.
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