Download or read book An Afghanistan Picture Show, Or, How I Saved the World written by William T. Vollmann and published by Melville House Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 unique record of his fight with the mujahdeen as they fought against Soviet troops was held as a bold and original' achievement. Now re-released in 2013, this new edition of An Afghanistan Picture Show features a new introduction by the author and includes a number of Vollmann's photos and drawings from his trip to one of the most dangerous places on the planet.'