Swimming in the Dark
‘One of the most astonishing contemporary gay novels we have ever read … A masterpiece’ – Attitude
Tomasz Jedrowski
14 €
Coup de coeur
(Literature), by Cody
A stunning debut novel set against the backdrop of 1980s Poland. When Ludwik meets Janusz at a summer camp, their connection is instant and all-consuming, as they bond over an illicit copy of James Baldwins Giovannis Room. But back in Warsaw, the pressures of their repressive society and their diverging pathsone drawn to political power, the other to protestbegin to tear them apart. Lyrical, intense, and deeply moving. I couldnt stop thinking about it for weeks after I finished.
LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2021A 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
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 18 Feb 2021
Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 24 mm
ISBN: 9781526604989
