The Way of the World Paperback - 2009
by Nicolas Bouvier; Introduction by Patrick Leigh Fermor; Thierry Vernet (Illustrator)
From the rear cover
"Belgrade. "Midnight was chiming when I stopped the car in front of the Cafe Majestic. A friendly silence reigned over the still warm street. Through the lacy curtains I saw Thierry sitting inside. He had drawn a life-size pumpkin on the tablecloth and was killing time filling in the pips ... I gazed through the window for a long time before joining him at the table. We clinked glasses. I was happy to see this old project taking shape, and he to have a companion". In June 1953, Nicolas Bouvier and an artist friend set off in an old Fiat Topolino and very gradually worked their away across Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan. Bouvier made notes; in Baluchistan they disappeared; it didn't matter; he remembered everything. Ten years later he published L 'Usage du Monde, which quickly became a cult travel bible in France, and was subsequently translated into a number of European languages. It is now available in English for the first time. The Way of the World is an elegant and quietly knowing account of eighteen months spent in towns and countrysides where foreign visitors were not so often seen as they are today. Bouvier's abilities at description rank with the best; he favors the small incident, the fleeting encounter, the telling gesture above the dramatic and exotic. The Way of the World is a fine and nuanced account of one culture confronting another, and like the best travel writing, reflects convincingly on the meaning of the experience.
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- Title The Way of the World
- Author Nicolas Bouvier; Introduction by Patrick Leigh Fermor; Thierry Vernet (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher New York Review of Books, NY
- Date 2009-10-27
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781590173220 / 1590173228
- Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.1 x 1.5 in (20.57 x 12.95 x 3.81 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects Voyages and travels, Bouvier, Nicolas
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009021401
- Dewey Decimal Code 910.4
Media reviews
Citations
- Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2010, Page 79
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