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New York. 1992. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0374101051. 268 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by David Montiel. Signed by the Author. keywords: Literature America Afghanistan. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In 1982 William T. Vollmann, one of our most versatile talents, traveled to see the war in Afghanistan. In AN AFGHANISTAN PICTURE SHOW, his first book-length work of non-fiction, Vollmann paints a brutally honest and dryly comic portrait of a young American coming to terms with his political naivete. It is the story of a would-be giver who finds himself a perpetual Stranger, unable to comprehend the simplest things he hears and sees, and continually compelled to rely on others for help. In two narrative perspectives, Vollmann wryly confronts his own inadequacy in the face of limitless suffering and comes to the realization that one who went to aid and to understand could only hope, trust, and receive. In AN AFGHANISTAN PICTURE SHOW Vollmann describes a Cold War…
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An Afghanistan Picture Show, Or, How I Saved the World Tapa dura - 1992
de William T. Vollmann
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- Título An Afghanistan Picture Show, Or, How I Saved the World
- Autor William T. Vollmann
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 268
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Farrar Straus Giroux, New York
- Fecha de publicación 1992
- ISBN 9780374101053 / 0374101051
- Peso 1.17 libras (0.53 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.29 x 6.25 x 1.07 pulgadas (23.60 x 15.88 x 2.72 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Afghanistan - History - Soviet occupation,, Afghanistan - Description and travel
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 92007415
- Dewey Decimal Code 958.104
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. In 1982, Vollman traveled to Afghanistan to see firsthand the war being fought between Soviet occupation troops and Afghan guerrillas. It resulted in Vollman's first non-fiction work, a memoir of a young man coming to terms with his political naivete and confronting his own inadequacy in the face of unlimited suffering. Text shows some slight soiling on top edge, o/w text and boards are clean and unmarked, tight and square, appears unread. Dustjacket appears near perfect, no tears, creasing or chipping, no remainder mark, not price-clipped. Scarce. Collectable.
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in dust jacket. Signed by Vollmann.
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FARRAR, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. Fine. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW IN DJ. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED WITH DRAWING OF GUN by Vollmann touch of dampstain to bottom of spine.
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New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread). First printing. His first non-fiction book, an account not only of events in Afghanistan in 1982, but also of his coming to terms with himself and his limitations. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Illustrated with drawings and maps by the author. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. 268 pp.
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An Afghanistan Picture Show; or, How I Saved the World
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New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 1992. Author's first non-fiction work; signed on the title page; illustrated in black & white; 268pp.. Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread). First printing. His first non-fiction book, an account not only of events in Afghanistan in 1982, but also of his coming to terms with himself and his limitations. INSCRIBED on the title page ("to..."). Illustrated with drawings and maps by the author. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. 268 pp.
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