Swimming
in the Dark
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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 Andre
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
camping 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 position in the
ministry. 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, post-war
politics, intrigue, and history. Lyrical and sensual, immersive and intense,
Tomasz Jedrowski has crafted an indelible and thought-provoking literary debut
that explores freedom and love in all its incarnations.
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File Size :
2383 KB
Print Length : 208 pages
Publisher :
William Morrow (April 28, 2020)
Publication Date : April 28, 2020
Sold by : Amazon.com Services
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Language : English
ASIN : B07VQ85LGC
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