Stefan Hertmans. War and turpentine
The author's story book about the life of his grandfather Urban Martin and his participation in the First World War.
When the First World War began, Urban Martin was still a young man, he had just completed his studies at a military school, worked at a factory, and painted in his spare time. Urban wrote down his memories of childhood, the war and the great love of his life in diaries, which he bequeathed to be passed on to his grandson Stefan Hertmans.
Having read the diaries of his grandfather, Stefan Hertmans, one of the most popular contemporary Belgian writers, decided to create a book. "War and Turpentine" was published in 2013, since then the novel has become popular in 16 countries around the world, and The Guardian predicts that the book will become a future classic.
The book was nominated for several international literary prizes and was awarded the Flemish Prize for Literature and the prestigious Dutch AKO Prize.
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