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War and turpentine is a picture of belgium that no longer exists, and is a character study of a man who was both ordinary and unique. Its the story of the authors grandfather, who was born in 1890, was a soldier in world war i which provides the centerpiece for the novel, and lived into his 90s. Longlisted for the man booker international prize 2017 a new york times top 10 best book of the year an economist best book of the year the life of urbain martienartist, soldier, survivor of world war ilies contained in two notebooks he left behind when he died in 1981. War and turpentine is a gripping search for a life that paralleled the tragedy of a century, and is a posthumous.
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