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The Things They Carried

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Originally published March 28, 1990
Authors Tim O'Brien
Page count233
Publishers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Characters Rat Kiley
Norman Bowker
Lieutenant Jimmy Cross
Henry Dobbins
Tim O'Brien
GenresPsychological Fiction
War Story
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About The Things They Carried


The Things They Carried 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.

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