David Thompson is a former Vietnam War conscientious objector in Paris on a quest to find himself in the early days of 1977. When he befriends an Iranian and an Afghan and is invited to return with them to their countries, his quest slowly becomes a descent into his own private hell. Interspersed with a multitude of characters whose religious, philosophical, and political opinions influence David greatly in his search, "Looking for the Summer" is a remarkable adventure story of a man about to lose his youth and find his true self in ancient lands.
From the Author
Much of this novel is taken from my own experiences. I was a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, was court-martialed, and spent time in a military prison in 1969-71. In 1977 I began a journey that took me from Paris to India. This was before the Iranian revolution and the Afghan-Russian war, so I was able to experience some countries that are very difficult to enter these days. It was a journey that I was lucky to survive, and it caused many changes in my views on life.
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