The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried is a collection of linked short stories by Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division. O’Brien prefers to refrain from political debate and discourse regarding the Vietnam War, but has become jaded regarding the ignorance he perceives from the denizens of his home town toward the world. It is in part this ignorance that drove O’Brien to author The Things They Carried. It was initially published by Houghton Mifflin in 1990. Many of the characters are semi-autobiographical, sharing similarities with characters from his memoir If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home. The book works heavily with metafiction, employing a writi
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The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried is a collection of linked short stories by Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division. O’Brien prefers to refrain from political debate and discourse regarding the Vietnam War, but has become jaded regarding the ignorance he perceives from the denizens of his home town toward the world. It is in part this ignorance that drove O’Brien to author The Things They Carried. It was initially published by Houghton Mifflin in 1990. Many of the characters are semi-autobiographical, sharing similarities with characters from his memoir If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home. The book works heavily with metafiction, employing a writi
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Quanto pesano i fantasmi è una ...... storia dei soldati coinvolti.
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The Things They Carried is a c ...... whom he fought during the war.
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Was sie trugen (Originaltitel ...... steller ist Kiefer Sutherland.
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À propos de courage (titre ori ...... ix du meilleur livre étranger.
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《士兵的重负》是提姆·奥布莱恩的一本有关越南战争的半自传性短 ...... 《如果我死在战区,请为我收殓并运回家乡》有诸多异曲同工之处。
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1990-03-28
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A Soldier's Sweetheart
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Houghton Mifflin
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Quanto pesano i fantasmi è una ...... in Vietnam durante la guerra.
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The Things They Carried is a c ...... metafiction, employing a writi
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Was sie trugen (Originaltitel ...... steller ist Kiefer Sutherland.
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À propos de courage (titre ori ...... ix du meilleur livre étranger.
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《士兵的重负》是提姆·奥布莱恩的一本有关越南战争的半自传性短 ...... 《如果我死在战区,请为我收殓并运回家乡》有诸多异曲同工之处。
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士兵的重负
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