English language
Published Oct. 5, 1990 by Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence.
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
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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.
