 Between 1969 and 1972 , as he was working on The Nomadic Alternative , Chatwin travelled extensively and pursued other endeavours in an attempt to establish a creative career . He co @-@ curated an exhibit on Nomadic Art of the Asian Steppes , which opened at Asia House Gallery in New York City in 1970 . He considered publishing an account of his 1969 trip to Afghanistan with Peter Levi . Levi published his own book about it , The Light Garden of the Angel King : Journeys in Afghanistan ( 1972 ) . Chatwin contributed two articles on nomads to Vogue and another article to History Today . 
