War and Rain by Velibor Colic is an admirable autobiographical novel. The writer once again evokes the 1992 war in the former Yugoslavia.

The novel opens in 2020, when Colic, now based in Brussels, suffers from a rare autoimmune disease, Pemphigus vulgaris. “ Illness resembles war,” he wrote, “it is brutal and unjust violence.” At the moment when it reaches us, curiously… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 77% left to discover. Flash sale Unlock all items immediately.