Buy this book on-line Tim O'Brien : The Things They CarriedHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, Massachusetts, 2010 ISBN 9780547391175
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. T1 - A 20th anniversary edition 2nd printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Tim O'Brien to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, a few light soiled patches on some top edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, couple of small dog-eared pages on the top, tanning and light shelf wear. THIS IS AN AMERICAN CLASSIC. 8.5"x5.5", 233 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 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. O'Brien generally refrains from political debate and discourse regarding the Vietnam War. He was dismayed that people in his home town seemed to have so little understanding of the war and its world. It was in part a response to what he considered ignorance that he wrote The Things They Carried. It was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1990. Many of the characters are semi-autobiographical, sharing similarities with figures from his memoir If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home. In The Things They Carried, O'Brien plays with the genre of metafiction; he writes using verisimilitude. His use of real place names and inclusion of himself as the protagonist blurs fiction and non-fiction. As part of this effect, O'Brien dedicates The Things They Carried to the fictional men of the "Alpha Company," giving it "the form of a war memoir," states O'Brien.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Tim O'Brien : The Things They Carried. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, out-of-print books, livres d'occasion, incunabula and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |