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Swimming in the Dark

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LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2021 A Guardian Book of the Year 'The highest talent at work' Sebastian Barry 'Beautiful . A masterpiece' Attitude Poland, 1980. Shy, anxious Ludwik has been sent along with the rest of his university class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz - and together they spend a dreamlike summer falling in love. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw. Confronted by the scrutiny, intolerance and corruption of life under the Party, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart. 'An affecting and unusual romance' Observer 'A new classic' Evening Standard 'A beautiful novel, and at its heart an amazing love story' BBC Radio 4 Open Book, Editor's Pick 'Jedrowski is an authentic new international star' Edmund White 'A remarkable, beautiful tale, utterly new and entirely credible ... This book radiates sensuality, humour, and human truths' Literary Review

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781526604989
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 256
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. februar 2021
  • Størrelse:
  • 197x129x24 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 186 g.
  • 4-7 hverdage.
  • 4. december 2024
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LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2021
A Guardian Book of the Year

'The highest talent at work' Sebastian Barry

'Beautiful . A masterpiece' Attitude

Poland, 1980. Shy, anxious Ludwik has been sent along with the rest of his university class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz - and together they spend a dreamlike summer falling in love.

But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw. Confronted by the scrutiny, intolerance and corruption of life under the Party, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart.

'An affecting and unusual romance' Observer
'A new classic' Evening Standard
'A beautiful novel, and at its heart an amazing love story' BBC Radio 4 Open Book, Editor's Pick
'Jedrowski is an authentic new international star' Edmund White
'A remarkable, beautiful tale, utterly new and entirely credible ... This book radiates sensuality, humour, and human truths' Literary Review

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  • Julia J. 31. oktober 2023

    Somehow, the beginning made me think that I was in for a literary treat. The book, though enjoyable, wasn't as great as I hoped. I really enjoyed recognising the descriptions of Warsaw, as I visit that city at least once a year myself and the post-war political climate isn't new to me either, because of all the stories my family tell from that time, however, the love story, somehow, falls flat.
    I am not in the most creative of moods, so I have difficulty putting into words what felt off, but it did, nonetheless.


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