The Photographer (graphic novel)
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The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders is a graphic novel by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre
and Frederic Lemercier.
The Photographer tells the story of Didier Lefèvre , a photojournalist, who accompanied a Médecins Sans Frontières
mission during the height of the Soviet war in Afghanistan
in 1986.
First Second published the book in 2009.
Didier Lefèvre
Didier Lefèvre is a French photojournalist that was born on 19 December 1957 and died on 29 January 2007. His photos have appeared in many French magazines including L'Express and Éditions Ouest France....
and Frederic Lemercier.
The Photographer tells the story of Didier Lefèvre , a photojournalist, who accompanied a Médecins Sans Frontières
Médecins Sans Frontières
' , or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland...
mission during the height of the Soviet war in Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
in 1986.
First Second published the book in 2009.