The Things They Carried
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Document Type
Book
Description
A sequence of stories about the Vietnam War, this book also has the unity of a novel, with recurring characters and interwoven strands of plot and theme. It aims to summarize America's involvement in Vietnam, and her coming to terms with that experience in the years that followed.
Publication Date
1991
Publisher
Flamingo
City
London
Award
2012 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | Fiction | History
Repository Citation
O'Brien , T. (1991). The Things They Carried. London: Flamingo.
