273 pages
English language
Published Dec. 13, 1990 by Houghton Mifflin.
273 pages
English language
Published Dec. 13, 1990 by Houghton Mifflin.
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.