The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brian

Now in its 20th year of publication, Tim O’Brien’s modern classic The Things They Carried has more than two million copies in print. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Things They Carried is a collection of short stories that form a fictionalized account of O’Brien’s military service during the Vietnam War. In her New York Times review of the book, Michiko Kakutani commented, “Mr. O’Brien has written a vital, important book—a book that matters not only to the reader interested in Vietnam, but to anyone interested in the craft of writing as well.” O’Brien won the 1979 National Book Award for Going After Cacciato, and his other books include If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, Tomcat in Love, and July, July.

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The Things They Carried (Paperback)

By Tim O'Brien

$14.95

ISBN-13: 9780618706419
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Mariner Books, 10/01/2009

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