An edition of The Things They Carried
(1990)
Las cosas que llevaban
los hombres que lucharon
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.
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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, WarfareShowing 10 featured editions. View all 36 editions?
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Las cosas que llevaban: los hombres que lucharon
1993, Editorial Anagrama
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The things they carried: a work of fiction
1991, Penguin Books
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The things they carried: a work of fiction
1990, Houghton Mifflin
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Las cosas que llevaban
Amor
En el rio Rainy
Enemigos
Amigos
Cómo contar una auténtica historia de guerra
El dentista
La dulce novia del Song Tra Bong
Medias
Iglesia
El hombre quien maté
Emboscada
Estilo
Hablando de coraje
Notas
En el campo
Buena forma
Viaje al campo
Los soldados fantasmas
Vida nocturna
La vida de los muertos.
Edition Notes
For the College's third First Year Reading initiative in 2005, incoming first year students read this book & discussed it in groups with faculty and staff facilitators; O'Brien spoke about his writing in September 2005
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