The Way of the World book cover

Cult Classic Journey

Travel Writing

The Way of the World

by Nicholas Bouvier

A cult classic, "The Way of the World" is one of the most beguiling travel books ever written.


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About the book

Reborn from the ashes of a Pakistan rubbish heap, it tells of a friendship between a writer and an artist, forged on an impecunious, life-enhancing journey from Serbia to Afghanistan in the 1950s. On one level it is a candid description of a road journey, on another a meditation on travel as a journey towards the self, all written by a sage with a golden pen and a wide infectious smile. Published here for the first time in English with the Vernet drawings which are such a dynamic part of its whole.

Book details

Published by Eland Publishing Ltd

Paperback ISBN: 9780907871538 27 Apr 2007 215 x 139 x 22 (mm) 410g