William Vollmann: "Poor People" (ECCO)

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William Vollmann: "Poor People" (ECCO)

Social critic and author William Volllmann traveled the world asking one question of the people he met who lived in poverty: Why are you poor? Some of the answers he received were expected, others were not. In the end, Vollmann doesn't...

Social critic and author William Volllmann traveled the world asking one question of the people he met who lived in poverty: Why are you poor? Some of the answers he received were expected, others were not. In the end, Vollmann doesn't pass judgment but passes on what he discovered.

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William Vollmann

journalist and author of the 2005 National Book Award winning novel, "Europe Central."

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William Vollmann took photographs while traveling around the world interviewing the poor. In his book there are 128 of his black and white photographs.

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