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When the First World War broke out, Urban Martin was still a young man, fresh out of military school, working at a factory and painting in his spare time. He wrote down his memories of childhood, the war and the great love of his life in his diaries, which he bequeathed to his grandson, Stefan Gertmans.

After reading his grandfather's diaries, Stéphane Gertmans, one of the most popular contemporary Belgian writers, decided to create a book. «War and Terpentine» was published in 2013, since then the novel has become popular in 16 countries, and The Guardian predicts that the book will become a future classic.