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The things they carried : a work of fiction
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The things they carried : a work of fiction

Autor: Tim O'Brien
Editorial: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
Edición/Formato:  Libro : Ficción : Inglés (eng)Ver todas las ediciones y todos los formatos
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The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and of course, the character Tim O'Brien who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and  Leer más
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Género/Forma: Psychological fiction
Fiction
Formato físico adicional: Online version:
O'Brien, Tim, 1946-
Things they carried.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1990
(OCoLC)555787706
Tipo de material: Ficción
Tipo de documento: Libro/Texto
Todos autores / colaboradores: Tim O'Brien
ISBN: 039551598X : 9780395515983
Número OCLC: 20355671
Descripción: 273 p. ; 22 cm.
Contenido: Things they carried --
Love --
Spin --
On the Rainy River --
Enemies --
Friends --
How to tell a true war story --
Dentist --
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong --
Stockings --
Church --
Man I killed --
Ambush --
Style --
Speaking of courage --
Notes --
In the field --
Good form --
Field trip --
Ghost soldiers --
Night life --
Lives of the dead.
Responsabilidad: by Tim O'Brien.

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The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and of course, the character Tim O'Brien who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. 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. We hear the voices of the men and build images upon their dialogue. The way they tell stories about others, we hear them telling stories about themselves. With the creative verve of the greatest fiction and the intimacy of a searing autobiography, The Things They Carried is a testament to the men who risked their lives in America's most controversial war. It is also a mirror held up to the frailty of humanity. Ultimately The Things They Carried and its myriad protagonists call to order the courage, determination, and luck we all need to survive.

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A modern classic

por natelevin (Publicadas por usuario de WorldCat 2008-05-27) Excelente Permalink
This book is widely taught in colleges and schools. It is one of the basic books to come out of the American experience in Vietnam."The Things They Carried" is generally in the form of linked stories, further tied together by the author/narrator's comments and possibly fictive explanations.Many of the...
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