Ollivier Bernard (w2339)
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- Description: Born in 1938 in Manche, France, Bernard Ollivier is a French journalist and writer. Upon retirement, following a deep personal crisis, he walked the Way of St James from Paris to Santiago de Compostela. This experience led him, at the age of 60, to undertake a 12,000 km (7,500 miles) walk from Istanbul to Xi'an, China, along the Silk Road, completed in four separate trips between 1999 and 2002, with long stays at home in France between each leg. The journey is recounted in the four-volume series Longue marche, which won the Prix Joseph-Kessel in 2001. The success of the books allowed Ollivier to found the association Seuil, a non-profit organisation that reintegrates young people in difficulty through long-distance walking
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1938-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Silk Road, Via della seta, Route de la soie
- Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Ollivier
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15406937
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Ollivier, Bernard. Longue marche: à pied de la Méditerranée jusqu'en Chine par la route de la soie. 4 voll. Paris: Phébus, 2000–2016.
