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.
Genres
- Reading Level-Grade 9
- Reading Level-Grade 11
- Reading Level-Grade 10
- Reading Level-Grade 12
- Fiction, short stories (single author)
- Veterans, fiction
- Fiction, psychological
- Vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction
- Fiction, family life
- Married people, fiction
- Missing persons, fiction
- Politicians, fiction
- Minnesota, fiction
- Politicians
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- American War stories
- Missing persons
- Married people
- Veterans
- Fiction
- Short stories
- Soldiers
- Loneliness
- Male friendship
- Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975
- Romans, nouvelles
- Anciens combattants
- Solitude
- Amitié masculine
- Military Personnel
- Fictional works
- War
- Vietnam Conflict
- American Short stories
- Nouvelles américaines
- Récits de guerre américains
- Warfare
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