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The things they carried : a work of fiction / by Tim O'Brien.
This depicts the men of Alpha Company. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left back home. Yet they find sympathy and kindness for strangers (the old man who leads them unscathed through the mine field, the girl who grieves while she dances), and love for each other, because in Vietnam they are the only family they have.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780547391175
- ISBN: 054739117X
- Physical Description: 233 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2010]
- Copyright: c1990.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | The things they carried -- Love -- Spin -- On the rainy river -- Enemies -- Friends -- How to tell a true war story -- The dentist -- Sweetheart of the song tra bong -- Stockings -- Church -- The man I killed -- Ambush -- Style -- Speaking of courage -- Notes -- In the field -- Good form -- Field trip -- The ghost soldiers -- Night life -- The lives of the dead. |
| Target Audience Note: | 880L Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.8 10 57010. |
| Awards Note: | American Library Association Notable Book List, Fiction, 1991. National Book Critics Circle Awards, Fiction Finalist, 1990. Pulitzer Prize, Fiction Finalist, 1991. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Fiction. War stories, American. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Fort St. James Public Library | OBR (Text) | 35196000261250 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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