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Swimming in the Dark: A Novel Relié – 28 avril 2020
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Named A Best Book of 2020 by NPR!
“Imagine Call Me By Your Name set in Communist Poland and you'll get a sense of Jedrowski's moving debut about a consuming love affair amidst a country being torn apart.” — O, The Oprah Magazine
“Captivating both for its shimmering surfaces and its terrifying depths. Tomasz Jedrowski is a remarkable writer.” — Justin Torres, bestselling author of We the Animals
Set in early 1980s Poland against the violent decline of Communism, a tender and passionate story of first love between two young men who eventually find themselves on opposite sides of the political divide—a stunningly poetic and heartrending literary debut for fans of André Aciman, Garth Greenwell, and Alan Hollinghurst.
When university student Ludwik meets Janusz at a summer agricultural camp, he is fascinated yet wary of this handsome, carefree stranger. But a chance meeting by the river soon becomes an intense, exhilarating, and all-consuming affair. After their camp duties are fulfilled, the pair spend a dreamlike few weeks in the countryside, bonding over an illicit copy of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room. Inhabiting a beautiful, natural world removed from society and its constraints, Ludwik and Janusz fall deeply in love. But in their repressive Communist and Catholic society, the passion they share is utterly unthinkable.
Once they return to Warsaw, the charismatic Janusz quickly rises in the political ranks of the party and is rewarded with a highly coveted government position. Ludwik is drawn toward impulsive acts of protest, unable to ignore rising food prices and the stark economic disparity around them. Their secret love and personal and political differences slowly begin to tear them apart as both men struggle to survive in a regime on the brink of collapse.
Shifting from the intoxication of first love to the quiet melancholy of growing up and growing apart, Swimming in the Dark is a potent blend of romance, postwar politics, intrigue, and history. Lyrical and sensual, immersive and intense, Tomasz Jedrowski’s indelible and thought-provoking literary debut explores freedom and love in all its incarnations.
- Nombre de pages de l'édition imprimée208 pages
- LangueAnglais
- ÉditeurWilliam Morrow
- Date de publication28 avril 2020
- Dimensions13.97 x 1.96 x 20.96 cm
- ISBN-10006289000X
- ISBN-13978-0062890009
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“An affecting and unusual romance, with a political undercurrent . . . . Jedrowski writes elegantly and evokes the emotional honesty that the lovers first thrive in, and then the grimly repressive machinery of the [Polish United Workers' Party].” — The Guardian
“[A] devastating debut novel . . . Worker revolts and brutal government crackdown form the backdrop to Ludwik’s search for love and possibility while living in fear of being discovered. Jedrowski’s prose captures the strain of such desires, alongside heady moments of freedom.” — Interview Magazine
"This is a lyrical exploration of the conflict between gay love and political conformity. Jedrowski is an authentic new international star." — Edmund White, award-winning author of Our Young Man
“This lovely debut . . . has the hallmarks of a restrained mini-classic: In simple, heartfelt prose, Jedrowski sketches a powerfully erotic first love transformed by politics into a romance roiled by risk and ethical ambiguity.” — Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"Marvelous, precise, poignant writing; the reader is happy to be overwhelmed. The highest talent at work." — Sebastian Barry, award-winning author of Days Without End
“One of the most astonishing contemporary gay novels we have ever read. Swimming in the Dark is extraordinarily beautiful . . . Erotic, mesmeric, heart-rending and brutal, this is a masterpiece.” — Attitude magazine (UK)
“A remarkable, beautiful tale . . . [that] is consonant with many of the traditions of gay fiction, yet is also utterly new and entirely credible . . . This book radiates sensuality, humour, and human truths . . . The reader is left wanting more. You won’t want to miss it.” — Literary Review (UK)
“Jedrowski has woven a brilliant tale about two people in love who are torn apart by a political divide and a difference in values. . . . A tender, sad, and moving love story . . . full of suspenseful intrigue, conflict, and passion.” — The Gay & Lesbian Review
“In this glorious book, Jedrowski exquisitely captures the pleasure and pain of young love, while reminding us of what it means to hunger: for freedom – and for another.” — The Independent, 11 Best LGBTQ+ Books to Read During Pride Month and Beyond
“Remember the feeling of the last day of summer camp? Nostalgia for something you haven’t quite lost yet? Tomasz Jedrowski captures that wistfulness in his debut novel . . . Jedrowski’s writing reminds us that even in the face of oppression, life continues.” — Ari Shapiro, NPR, Book Concierge
Biographie de l'auteur
Tomasz Jedrowski is a graduate of Cambridge University and the Université de Paris. Born in Germany to Polish parents, he has lived in several countries, including Poland, and currently resides outside Paris. This is his first novel.
Détails sur le produit
- Éditeur : William Morrow (28 avril 2020)
- Langue : Anglais
- Relié : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 006289000X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0062890009
- Poids de l'article : 318 g
- Dimensions : 13.97 x 1.96 x 20.96 cm
- Classement des meilleures ventes d'Amazon : 58,021 en Littérature érotique (Livres)
- 585,357 en Anglais
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L'histoire est bien décrite et les personnages sont crédibles. La chose intéressante est le fait que cela a lieu d'hier le rideau de fer, dans un pays où la stigmatisation de l'homosexualité est même plus haute à cause de sa culture très religieuse.
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This story brought everything back. The dark, dangerous times that people lived in, looking over their shoulder to see who was watching them, staying silent in case their words were overheard and repeated to officials who would report them. Who on earth could you trust? It was very atmospheric; the sombre, dispirited mood of the citizens, the hardships endured day after day, and in the middle of it all, Ludwik meets Janusz and begins his swim in the dark...the title is very apt. This story is a BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN CLASSIC, and not at all pretentious...unlike Call Me By Your Name IMHO.
What I find particularly saddening about it all is that despite Poland 'fighting' for their freedom and embracing Western ideals and democracy, they seem to have learned nothing from their past and are now regressing into a country with strict religious morals where LGBT people are no longer an acceptable part of their society, and I've no doubt archaic rules and regulations will come into force sooner rather than later. Luckily, author Tomasz Jedrowski lives in France with his husband.


