The things they carried (Record no. 33111)
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| International Standard Book Number | 0767902890 |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER | |
| International Standard Serial Number | 9780767902892 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | AJMA |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | O'Br |
| Item number | 2 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | O'Br |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | O'Brien, Tim |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The things they carried |
| Remainder of title | a work of fiction / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by Tim O'Brien. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st Broadway Books trade paperback ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Broadway Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1998. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 246 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 21 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| 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. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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.; 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. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 77700 |
| 648 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM | |
| Source of heading or term | Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 |
| General subdivision | Veterans |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Psychological fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | War fiction. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | Fiction |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Public note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Book Cart | 13.95 | 2 | O'Br | 77700 | 2020-12-04 | 2020-11-04 | In Memory of : John Henry |