An Afghanistan Picture Show, Or, How I Saved the World

By William T. Vollmann

Book Overview

In 1982, a 23-year-old William T. Vollmann took his camera and tape recorder and headed off to help the Afghanis in their war against Soviet invaders. Originally published in 1992, a decade later, his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374101051
• ISBN13: 9780374101053
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Astounding

I don't have much to say really, just that this book is rings with bold, naked, and humiliating truth and should be read by every American, especially those who step or even think of stepping off of their own shores. It's ridiculous that it's out of print. For anyone who has ever felt a desire to help another and is even dimly aware of the complex moral swamp "altruism" can be.