![]() ![]() 'Marvellous, precise, poignant writing the reader is happy to be overwhelmed. Anxious, disillusioned Ludwik Glowacki, soon to graduate university, has been sent along with the rest of. 'A beautiful novel, and at its heart it was an amazing love story and I think that's something that everyone is looking for' BBC Radio 4 Open Book, Editor's Pick 'One of the most astonishing contemporary gay novels we have ever read. I will keep it on my shelves alongside novels by Alan Hollinghurst, Edmund White and other classics in the gay canon' EVENING STANDARD Swimming in the Dark is an unforgettable debut about youth, love, and loss - and the sacrifices we make to live lives with meaning.Ī Guardian Book of the Year 'Elegant, compelling and full of melancholy beauty. Ludwik and Janusz first meet at a Polish summer work camp in the early 1980s. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw, and to the harsh realities of life under the Party.Įxiled from paradise, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart. Swimming in the Dark is a gorgeous story about love, longing, sacrifice, and secrets. Here he meets Janusz - and together, they spend a dreamlike summer swimming in secluded lakes, reading forbidden books - and falling in love. Jedrowski is an authentic new international starĪnxious, disillusioned Ludwik Glowacki, soon to graduate university, has been sent along with the rest of his class to an agricultural camp. ![]() A lyrical exploration of the conflict between gay love and political conformity. ![]()
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