num_pages: 273
description: Heroic young men carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness
language: English
title: The Things They Carried
titlecomplete: The Things They Carried
genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, War, Historical, School, Military Fiction, Read For School, Classics
ratings_count: 302978
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Demco Media