Nea Big Read the Things They Carried
NEA Large Read 2017
They carried all they could acquit, so some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried
September – November, The Libraries of Greater Kansas City present
Big READ KC 2017: THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
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What is The Big Read?
The NEA Large Read broadens our agreement of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a skilful book.
Showcasing a diverse range of contemporary titles that reflect many unlike voices and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire conversation and discovery. Learn more at neabigread.org
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts
in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Additional program funding provided through a partnership with the Missouri Humanities Quango.
Nearly The Book
Tim O'Brien'southward The Things They Carried is considered ane of the finest books almost the Vietnam State of war. Far from a combat story of pride and glory, information technology is a compassionate tale of the American soldier, brimming with raw honesty and thoughtful reflection.
The book's narrator follows a platoon of infantrymen through the jungles of Vietnam. We run into them trudge through the muck of a constant downpour, get hitting by sniper fire, pull trunk parts out of a tree, express joy while they tell their stories to 1 another, and fall silent when faced with making sense of it all—both in the moment and twenty years later on.
The Things They Carried is non just a tale of war, and the book's themes are no less relevant today than they were decades ago. This award-winning work is a brutal, sometimes funny, frequently profound narrative about the man heart -- how it fares under force per unit area and what it can endure.
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Nigh The Author
Tim O'Brien was born on October i, 1946. He was raised in Worthington, Minnesota, a small prairie boondocks in the southern role of the country. After graduating from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1968 with a B.A. in political science, O'Brien got his typhoon notice. He spent his bout of duty in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1970 as a pes soldier with the 46th Infantry in Quang Ngai province. For some of that time he was stationed in My Lai—just i year after the infamous My Lai Massacre. He was sent home with a Purple Center when he was hit with shrapnel in a grenade assail.
O'Brien'due south commencement writing about his war experiences came in the form of a memoir called If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Transport Me Dwelling, published in 1973 during his graduate studies in regime at Harvard Academy. He published The Things They Carried in 1990. His many accolades include a Guggenheim fellowship, a National Volume Award, an honor from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and ii National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. O'Brien currently teaches creative writing at Texas State University. Read the full author bio on the NEA Big Read Website.
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How Do I Become Involved?
Read The Things They Carried
In addition to versions of the book bachelor for checkout by each library, select libraries may take a limited supply of costless copies available kickoff in September. Please see private library websites for more details.
Join a Word Group
Customs conversations about The Things They Carried and other related books volition accept place during Big Read KC at various libraries or other community sites. Contact your local library to find a word group near you lot.
Attend a Plan
From honour-winning writer visits to easily-on activities and captivating film screenings, the Kansas City-area libraries look forward to offering readers the ultimate Big Read feel!
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Scout "The Vietnam War" on KCPT
THE VIETNAM WAR A Film BY KEN BURNS & LYNN NOVICK
In an immersive, multi-faceted narrative, acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam State of war as it has never before been told on picture. The Vietnam State of war features testimony from virtually 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, also as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
PREMIERES SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 | 7 p.g.
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Featured Large Read Events
Big Read KC offers a wide array of programs that explore the legacy of the Vietnam War. The following list highlights a scattering of notable events throughout the region; you can detect additional activities by contacting your local library. Delight note that some events encourage RSVPs or require registration
Escape from Saigon
Olathe Public Library - Downtown
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Olathe Public Library - Downtown
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Vietnam Nurse: Mending and Remembering
Olathe Public Library - Downtown
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North Kansas City Library
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Standing Up and Sitting Downwardly: Protests and Dissent in the 1960s and Beyond
Kansas City Public Library – Central Library
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Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Olathe Public Library - Indian Creek
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Nosotros Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War
Midwest Genealogy Heart
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Kansas City Public Library - Cardinal Library
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For information on other programs and events throughout Kansas City, delight visit your library'south Big Read webpage below.
NEA Recommended Resources
Books about the Vietnam War
Patriots: The Vietnam State of war Remembered from All Sides.
Past Christian One thousand. Appy
Vietnam: A History.
Past Stanley Karnow
Our Vietnam/Nuoc Viet Ta: The War, 1954-1975.
By A. J. Langguth
Titles and availability may vary, please bank check with your library.
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