An Afghanistan Picture Show Or How I Saved The World
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An Afghanistan Picture Show
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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : en
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Release Date : 1992
An Afghanistan Picture Show written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by Farrar Straus & Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Travel categories.
Recounting his journey through war-torn Afghanistan, the author describes the orphans, refugees, guerrilla leaders, bureaucrats, corrupt officials, and has-been politicians in the region
An Afghanistan Picture Show
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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : en
Publisher: Melville House
Release Date : 2013-07-09
An Afghanistan Picture Show written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by Melville House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Never before available in paperback and all but invisible for twenty years, a personal account of the origins of America's longest war. In 1982, the young William Vollmann worked odd jobs, including as a secretary at an insurance company, until he'd saved up enough money to go to Afghanistan, where he wanted to join the mujahedeen to fight the Soviets. The resulting book wasn't published until 1992, and Library Journal wrote: "The wrong book written at the wrong time. . . . With the situation in Afghanistan rapidly heading toward resolution . . . libraries may safely skip this." Thirty years later--and with the United States still mired in the longest war of its history--it's time for a reassessment of Vollmann's heartfelt tale of idealism and its terrifying betrayals. An alloy of documentary and autobiographical elements characteristic of Vollmann's later nonfiction, An Afghanistan Picture Show is not a work of conventional reportage; instead, it's an account of a subtle and stubborn consciousness grappling with the limits of will and idealism imposed by violence and chaos.
Afghanistan Picture Show
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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : it
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Afghanistan Picture Show written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Fiction categories.
Afghanistan Picture Show
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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : it
Publisher: Minimum Fax
Release Date : 2020-02-13
Afghanistan Picture Show written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by Minimum Fax this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-13 with Fiction categories.
Nel 1979, ventenne, William Vollmann si appassiona alle sorti dell’Afghanistan invaso dalle truppe sovietiche e comincia a passare da un lavoro all’altro, cercando di accumulare il denaro sufficiente per partire e affiancare i mujaheddin nella loro lotta di liberazione contro i russi. Nel 1982 parte alla volta del Pakistan, dove trascorrerà buona parte del suo soggiorno in casa di un generale afgano in esilio, parlando con i capi della resistenza, con funzionari pakistani e internazionali che gestiscono gli aiuti per i profughi, e con i profughi stessi, sia quelli più fortunati che si possono pagare la permanenza in città sia i moltissimi costretti a vivere in condizioni pietose nei campi.Un’esperienza in larga parte fallimentare, che Afghanistan Picture Show racconta a posteriori attraverso lo sguardo di un Vollmann più adulto e consapevole, capace di guardare con ironia e affetto il proprio io più giovane e ingenuo, che riesce sempre a porre le domande più sbagliate alle persone sbagliate, mentre si contorce tra i dolori della dissenteria. Tra conversazioni piene di equivoci ed estenuanti camminate nell'impervio territorio afgano, trascinato e talvolta trasportato pietosamente dai mujaheddin, Vollmann mette in scena l’idealismo ingenuo e il colonialismo dello sguardo americano sul mondo, in un’opera ibrida che si muove tra romanzo e diario, saggio storico e reportage.
Afghanistan Picture Show Oder Wie Ich Die Welt Rettete
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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Afghanistan Picture Show Oder Wie Ich Die Welt Rettete written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Afghanistan categories.
Afghanistan Picture Show Oder Wie Ich Lernte Die Welt Zu Retten
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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : de
Publisher: mareverlag
Release Date : 2003
Afghanistan Picture Show Oder Wie Ich Lernte Die Welt Zu Retten written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by mareverlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Afghanistan categories.
1979: Die Rote Armee marschiert nach Afghanistan. Das Land taumelt ins Chaos. Partisanen leisten den um ein Vielfaches überlegenen Besatzern schier unüberwindbaren Widerstand. Als die Bilder von ausgebrannten Sowjet-Panzern um die Welt gehen, fühlt sich ein junger Amerikaner aufgerufen zum Handeln. Seine kleine Schwester ertrank, weil er unachtsam war. Ihr konnte er nicht helfen; jetzt zieht er los, um die Welt zu retten. In Afghanistan will er Brücken bauen und hängt am Ende erschöpft und orientierungslos über der Schulter eines Mudschahed, der ihn durch Gebirgsflüsse tragen muss. Während er allmählich begreift, dass er angesichts dieses Krieges machtlos ist, sehen die kämpfenden Afghanen in dem jungen Amerikaner einen Superhelden. Jeden Tag ging er durch Saddar und führte Interviews mit Mudschaheddin-Kommandeuren, die in ihren Hotelzimmern ihre Gewehre putzten, sich mit allerlei Afghanen und Pakistanis unterhielten, Cola und Sprite kauften und sich in Rikschas zu den politischen Büros fahren ließen. Im Hotel gab es einen Typen aus Chitral, der sich sehr für den Jungen Mann interessierte. Sein Bruder sei der Polizeichef von Peschawar, sagte er, und die Polizei würde kommen und den Jungen Mann verhaften. Und was geschieht dann?, fragte der Junge Mann besorgt. Man wird Sie schlagen, Sie CIA! Jussuf Ali kicherte und schlug dem Jungen Mann auf die Schulter.
William T Vollmann
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Author : Christopher K. Coffman
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2014-12-18
William T Vollmann written by Christopher K. Coffman and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
"This fascinating, massive, wide-ranging collection that editors Christopher K. Coffman and Daniel Lukes have gathered together into William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion will soon be recognized as one of those rare critical books for which that egregiously overused term 'groundbreaking' is fully justified." —Larry McCaffery, from the preface of William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion The essays in this collection make a case for regarding William T. Vollmann as the most ambitious, productive, and important living author in the US. His oeuvre includes not only outstanding work in numerous literary genres, but also global reportage, ethical treatises, paintings, photographs, and many other productions. His reputation as a daring traveler and his fascination with life on the margins have earned him an extra-literary renown unequaled in our time. Perhaps most importantly, his work is exceptional in relation to the literary moment. Vollmann is a member of a group of authors who are responding to the skeptical ironies of postmodernism with a reinvigoration of fiction’s affective possibilities and moral sensibilities, but he stands out even among this cohort for his prioritization of moral engagement, historical awareness, and geopolitical scope. Included in this book in addition to twelve scholarly critical essays are reflections on Vollmann by many of his peers, confidantes, and collaborators, including Jonathan Franzen, James Franco, and Michael Glawogger. With a preface by Larry McCaffery and an afterword by Michael Hemmingson, this book offers readings of most of Vollmann’s works, includes the first critical engagements with several key titles, and introduces a range of voices from international Vollmann scholarship.
Historical Dictionary Of Afghanistan
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Author : Thomas H. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-05-15
Historical Dictionary Of Afghanistan written by Thomas H. Johnson and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-15 with History categories.
Afghanistan is an extremely complex and nuanced country that has been one of the centers of imperial conflict at least for 150 years. From the Czarist Russia’s march south in the 19th Century threatening British India, three Anglo-Afghan Wars, the Soviet Invasion and occupation of Afghanistan starting in December 1979 and the resulting anti-Soviet Jihad by the Afghan Mujahideen to Kabul’s and their allies’ (U.S. and NATO) conflict with the Taliban, Afghanistan has been one of the centers of important international and regional conflicts and events. Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan, Fifth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Afghanistan.
Conversations With William T Vollmann
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Author : Daniel Lukes
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2020-01-27
Conversations With William T Vollmann written by Daniel Lukes and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Across fiction, journalism, ethnography, and history, William T. Vollmann’s oeuvre—which includes a “prostitution trilogy,” a septology (Seven Dreams) about encounters between first North Americans and European colonists, and a more-than-three-thousand-page philosophical treatise on violence—is as ambitious as it is dazzling. Conversations with William T. Vollmann collects twenty-nine interviews, from early press coverage in Britain where his career first took flight, to in-depth visits to his writing and art studio in Sacramento, California. Throughout these conversations, Vollmann (b. 1959) speaks with candor and wit on such subjects as grief and guilt in his work, his love of guns and his experience of war, the responsibilities of the artist as witness, the benefits of looking out into the world beyond the confines of one’s horizon, the limitations of what literature can achieve, and how we can speak to the future. Bringing to the fore several expanded, unpublished, and hard-to-find interviews, this volume offers a valuable set of perspectives on a uniquely rewarding and sometimes overwhelming writer. On the road promoting his books or in a domestic setting, Vollmann comes across as reflective and humane, humble in his craft despite deep dedication to his uncompromising vision, and ever armed with a spirit of mischief and capacity to shock and unsettle the reader.
Culture And Customs Of Afghanistan
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Author : Hafizullah Emadi
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2005-06-30
Culture And Customs Of Afghanistan written by Hafizullah Emadi and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-30 with Social Science categories.
Afghanistan has been at the crossroads of many cultures and civilizations, occupying a unique place in the cultural geography of Central Asia. Invading tribes and armies passed through ancient Afghanistan and left their imprint on the culture, customs, and way of life there. In recent history, Afghanistan has been the focus of international attention since the Soviet invasion and occupation of 1979-1989, the brutal civil war that ensued, and the subsequent U.S. invasion to topple the Taliban regime. As the country struggles to stabilize and rebuild, this volume is the first to reveal the people and ways of life that have been in flux for so long. Emadi brings an insider's knowledge and authority to the accessible narrative. Students and general readers will find a clear explanation of the land, people, economy, social stratification, and history as context for the chapters that follow. In the chapter on Religion and Religious Thought, the predominant Islamic religion is largely intertwined with political events that have brought Afghanistan such attention. The lesser-known literature and the arts are brought to light next. A strong Architecture, Housing, and Settlements chapter highlights many styles unfamiliar to most Westerners. Coverage of Afghan cooking and cuisine brings a more intimate understanding of the culture. The chapter on Family, Women, and Gender will draw readers in with its survey of how the family works, what is expected of women, and what courtship, marriage, childrearing, and education are like today. A standout of the Festivals and Leisure Activities chapter is the vivid rendering of the sport called Buzkashi, where men on horseback vie to move an animal carcass across a field to a goal. A final chapter on Lifestyles, Media, and Education describes the urban vs. rural lifestyles, the state of communications, and the prospects for schooling post Taliban. A country map, glossary, resource guide, and photos complement the text.