The Things They Carried / In the Lake of the Woods

Now with over two million copies in print, The Things They Carriedis a classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene. Itis a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. In the Lake of the Woods examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century's legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. This edition brings together two brilliant works from "the best American writer of his generation" ( San Francisco Examiner).

TIM O'BRIEN received the 1979 National Book Award for Going After Cacciato. Among his other books are Tomcat in Love, If I Die in a Combat Zone, and July, July.