.... 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.