Stefan Hertmans
War and Turpentine
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099598046
- author:
- Stefan Hertmans
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage (29 Jun. 2017)
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, War & Military, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Stefan Hertmans' powerful and moving novel is based on the detailed memories of his grandfather's life, which he received shortly before his death. Urbain Martien grew up in poverty around 1900, working in an iron foundry at just 13 years old, and was later on the front line during World War I.
The war had a profound impact on Urbain, leaving him haunted by events he could never forget. He went on to marry his great love, Maria Emelia, but her tragic death in the 1919 flu epidemic left him with deep grief. In an attempt to cope, he married her sister at his parents' bidding, leading to a marriage with a sad secret at its heart.
War and Turpentine is a deeply moving portrayal of family, grief, love and war, set against the tumultuous decades of the twentieth century. This imaginative reconstruction of a damaged life offers a powerful exploration of the human experience.
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