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dad's hands were thick and strong, rough and knotted, yet his hands
were the warmest hands that ever held me. In winter, when most people
wore gloves, or cupped their hands together to blow a cloud of warmth
between their palms, dad's hands always remained as warm as they were
in a summer day... |
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In February nineteen ninety-three,
cancer started to devour my father's pancreas. In August, my dad picked
up his old wool jacket from the back of his chair, went silently out
the front door, probably to the corner store for a quart of milk or
a fresh crispy baguette, and we're all waiting for him to have supper.
I'm sure he'll be right back… the dad I used to have. |
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Inspired Journeys of
Ghosts and Vagabonds' Synopsis ..
.......Nicolas
Dubet is a naïve simple man, born and raised in peaceful Central France
in a community gently recovering from World War II. After a very happy
and innocent childhood, Nicolas becomes restless when the events of May
nineteen sixty-eight see the death of his young love.
.......He
finds solace in his journeys throughout Europe discovering new facets
of life, unknown, even unsuspected, but enjoying new landscapes and new
images that only satisfy his thirst momentarily.
.......His
naïve visions take an even more rapid turn when he lives with an African
tribe, where he meets people of many definitions, from a strong, but peaceful
young bushman full of surprising wisdom, to cruel mercenaries filled with
regrets and violence, to gentle innocent pygmies who offer him nothing
but tranquility, after he barely escapes from an assassination rampage.
Upon his return, Nicolas finds nothing but restlessness, as he's slowly
becoming the adult he had never really wished to be.
.......He
starts a second childhood in New England, discovering a new life and new
doubts. Nicolas feverishly continues to Central America with Mayan descendants,
to China with a godless and mysterious guide, and to the Middle East where
a conversation with a supposed-to-be enemy readjusts his simple views
about intolerance.
.......The
strong and invisible presence of his father, the ghostly touch of his
father's hands offer him support whenever he finds himself in difficult,
even dangerous situations.
.......He
finally has the opportunity to return home to hear his aging mother reveal
an unsettling truth. Along his experiences, his relationships, and the
conversations he has with many people from other lands, Nicolas Dubet
slowly has become the magnanimous and intriguing mix of Camus' The Stranger,
Saint Exupery's The Little Prince, with a touch of Forrest Gump.
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