- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Lulu Press (January 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1411672976
- ISBN-13: 978-1411672970
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 372 g
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An hallucinogenic mid-life crisis/adventure, and homage to Malcolm Lowry and Hermann Hesse. An American expatriate and his Japanese wife set out on a journey to Europe to retrace a path from his youth. What lies ahead--a trip through the Magic Theater, a sudden death, an encounter with Lowry's ghost, and a descent into the Capuchin Crypt in Rome--will change their lives irrevocably. "A journey in miles and of states of mind. The reader travels through Europe with an American expatriate who recapitulates his past in a transcendental and evocative fashion.... An insightful and very enjoyable read."--David Echt, author of Messenger from the Summer of Love.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Making peace with the past, Sep 4 2010
By Alice Berger "Bergers Book Reviews" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Autumn Shadows in August (Paperback)
David Thompson made an irrevocable decision when he declared himself a conscientious objector during the Vietnam war. Spending time in prison did not rehabilitate him as the authorities expected, but instead made him realize he would never fit into American society. So he made his home in Japan, married Kaori, and settled into his new life as an expatriate.But now, many years later and after both he and Kaori fight life-threatening illnesses, David wonders about his time on earth. Has he really made the right choices? He and Kaori decide to take a journey through Europe, reliving David's past, hoping to lay old ghosts to rest.
Autumn Shadows in August was modeled roughly on Malcolm Lowry's Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid, and is richly peppered with Norris's own life experiences as an expatriate. In this story, David takes a magic mushroom trip back in time, visits with Lowry's ghost, and shares his heart and soul with Kaori. And when the trip comes to an end, both Kaori and David have a new understanding of themselves and their relationship.
Reviewer: Alice Berger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Open your mind and heart to new adventures, Aug 8 2006
By Reader Views "Reviews, by readers, for readers" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Autumn Shadows in August (Paperback)
Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Views (7/06)"Autumn Shadows in August" is truly a novel that brings one through the course of a life, with an ending that is much more revealing than expected. This is the story of a man who spent the early years of his life constantly searching for a place to fit in, yet never truly found it, and takes you along the deep and uprooted path of his previous years.
His early life is filled with drugs and hallucinogens that may have upset the world as we know it, but have led the main character, David Thompson, to the path for which he was destined. As he and his beloved wife travel through Europe, they find the meaning of their own lives within their experiences of many countries. Kaori, Thompson's wife, is a Japanese woman who was always lost too, until later in life she blossomed into a comfort zone which included her husband. Thompson, referred to by Kaori as "honey-chan," was never sure where he was destined to end up in life. Being hit with the normal trials of mid-life, he and his wife have other issues they have faced that help to give them a better perspective on life.
She is a cancer survivor and he is bearing the medical problems of hepatitis. They come to grips with the realization that they not only are older, but have found a way to realize the comforts they have always searched for in life. In this combination love story and mid-life coming of age novel, Robert Norris shares the outside influences of this exceptional couple and the innermost, deepest feelings that are sometimes enhanced by hallucinogens. They find not only their own, individualized purpose in life through a travel of the past, but they also find the soul-touching need and care for each other as a couple. Meeting many people from David's past, Kaori and the reader gain a sense of self worth from the intense friendships David has formed with people throughout Europe.
This absolutely breath-taking novel brings the reader to a whole new level of understanding life. It will not only stir your own realizations of where your life has taken you, but also open your mind and heart to new adventures.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A timeless tale from the depths of an unhappy life in Japan to the hot pursuit of an aging ghost and an overall remarkable story, May 8 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Autumn Shadows in August (Paperback)
Autumn Shadows In August by Robert W. Norris is an engaging and entertaining novel about David Thompson, an American teaching at a Japanese University and his dealing with hepatitis C. As Thompson an his wife realize the significance of their lives and what they've entirely done, Autumn Shadows In August begins its story through the retracing of a once young man's journey through Europe from Germany to Rome, replete with intriguing twists and adventurous intricacies. Autumn Shadows In August is very strongly recommended for all general fiction readers for its evocative telling and unique style and presentation of a timeless tale from the depths of an unhappy life in Japan to the hot pursuit of an aging ghost and an overall remarkable story.
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