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War and TurpentineLonglisted for the International Man Booker Prize A New York Times Top 10 Best Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of the Year Longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award The story of Urbain Martien lies con tained in two notebooks he left behind when he died. In War and Turpentine, his grandson, a writer, retells his grandfather's story, the notebooks providing a key to the locked chambers of Urbain's memory. But who is he, really? There is
Longlisted for the International Man Booker Prize A New York Times Top 10 Best Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of the Year Longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award The story of Urbain Martien lies con-tained in two notebooks he left behind when he died. In War and Turpentine, his grandson, a writer, retells his grandfather's story, the notebooks providing a key to the locked chambers of Urbain's memory.But who is he, really? There is Urbain the child of a lowly church painter; Urbain the young man, who narrowly escapes death in an iron foundry; Urbain the soldier; and Urbain the man, married to his true love's sister, haunted by the war and his interrupted dreams of life as an artist. Wrestling with this tale, the grandson straddles past and present, searching for a way to understand his own part in both. As artfully rendered as a Renais-sance fresco, War and Turpentine paints an ex-traordinary portrait of a man, re-vealing how a single life can echo through the ages.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07/25/2017
ISBN: 9781101872116
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d
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Another great book in this series. We had lots of laughs. Sprinkles and Bears interactions were so funny in this book. Looking forward to book 6!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Grandson loved this series
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Grandson loved this series
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Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2025
★★★★★ 5
A super fast introductory read
Format: Kindle
A super fast introductory read, this handy tool helps one understand the salient features of an era.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2014
★★★★★ 4
Helpful and interesting introduction
Format: Paperback
This is a good quick introduction. A good supplement to a course on modernist literature or art. What is important is that it shows the Modernist project as something that encompassed art, literature, psychology, science, and politics--in other words, it contextualizes the movement.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2012
★★★★★ 5
So glad I bought this!
Format: Paperback
I am a lit teacher at an independent school, and was able to use this book to link the literature and the art of the modern movement. My students loved this project - they made their own artwork for a display at school!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2013