← Nicolas BouvierThe Watchman's Eveningby Nicolas BouvierCollection of reflections on travel, aging, and life's meaningFind on Amazon↗About the authorNicolas BouvierSwiss travel writer and author whose The Way of the World is one of the masterpieces of 20th-century travel literature, recounting a journey from Geneva to Afghanistan in a Fiat Topolino.More by Nicolas BouvierThe Way of the WorldTravel memoir documenting journeys across Asia and Middle East→The Japanese ChroniclesEssays and observations from Japan's landscape and culture→The Scorpion FishMediterranean island novel exploring memory and human relationships→Il faudra repartir→