• Description: Nicolas Bouvier, a Swiss traveler and writer, is celebrated for his travel narratives that blend deep cultural insights with captivating storytelling. His most famous journey, undertaken in the 1950s with friend and artist Thierry Vernet, took them from Europe to Asia in a Fiat Topolino. This adventure is immortalized in his acclaimed book "The Way of the World", where he poetically and accurately describes the challenges, discoveries, and human interactions encountered along the way. Bouvier's journey stands out for its ability to capture the essence of places and people, turning every experience into an internal journey as much as a physical exploration of the world
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1929-1998
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/016028/2002-12-18/
  • Multimedia: https://www.rts.ch/archives/dossiers/3477393-nicolas-bouvier-aux-confins-du-recit-de-voyage.html
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123518
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bouvier N., L'usage du monde, Losanna, Payot, 1963.
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Assez d’argent pour vivre neuf semaines. Ce n’est qu’une petite somme mais c’est beaucoup de temps. Nous nous refusons tous les luxes sauf le plus précieux: la lenteur. Un voyage se passe de motifs. Il ne tarde pas à prouver qu’il se suffit à lui-même. On croit qu’on va faire un voyage, mais bientôt c’est le voyage qui vous fait, ou vous défait.
Nicolas Bouvier (tripwolf.com)
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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