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Swimming in the Dark de Tomasz Jedrowski

Swimming in the Dark

Autor Tomasz Jedrowski
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 apr 2021

Ne-a atras atenția, încă din primele pagini, imaginea contrastantă a unei veri idilice la o tabără agricolă, unde doi tineri descoperă libertatea prin intermediul unei cărți interzise de James Baldwin. Swimming in the Dark nu este doar o poveste despre prima iubire, ci o explorare melancolică a modului în care ideologia poate fractura cele mai intime legături umane. Într-o Polonie a anilor '80, aflată sub povara lipsurilor economice și a dogmelor stricte, Ludwik și Janusz trăiesc o scurtă perioadă de grație în mijlocul naturii, pentru ca apoi să fie aruncați în realitatea brutală a Varșoviei, unde supraviețuirea cere compromisuri morale dureroase. Apreciem finețea cu care Tomasz Jedrowski construiește această tensiune: în timp ce Janusz alege confortul oferit de ierarhia Partidului Muncitoresc Unit Polonez, Ludwik simte impulsul revoltei în fața nedreptății. Cine a citit Love Letter in Cuneiform de Tomáš Zmeškal va recunoaște aici aceeași temă a iubirii strivite de mecanismele opresive ale istoriei est-europene, însă Jedrowski aduce o senzualitate aparte și o perspectivă queer care lipsește din narațiunile clasice despre blocul estic. Spre deosebire de realismul crud din Snow White and Russian Red, acest debut mizează pe un ton liric și contemplativ, transformând melancolia într-un instrument de analiză a libertății individuale. Remarcăm modul în care autorul reușește să echilibreze dimensiunea politică cu cea emoțională, oferind un portret vibrant al unei societăți aflate în pragul colapsului, unde fiecare gest de afecțiune devine un act de rezistență.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062890016
ISBN-10: 0062890018
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 136 x 203 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.17 kg
Editura: Harpercollins

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută proză literară de o mare încărcătură emoțională, similară cu stilul lui André Aciman. Este o lectură esențială pentru a înțelege complexitatea vieții în spatele Cortinei de Fier, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra modului în care istoria mare intervine în destinele individuale, forțând alegeri între integritatea personală și dorința de apartenență.

Despre autor

Tomasz Jedrowski s-a născut în Germania de Vest din părinți polonezi și a beneficiat de o educație cosmopolită, studiind dreptul la Cambridge și la Université de Paris. Vorbitor a cinci limbi străine, autorul trăiește în prezent în Franța, păstrând însă o legătură profundă cu rădăcinile sale culturale. Swimming in the Dark reprezintă debutul său literar, fiind publicat și în limba germană sub titlul Im Wasser sind wir schwerelos. Opera sa se distinge printr-o eleganță stilistică remarcabilă și o capacitate de a evoca atmosfere istorice complexe prin detalii senzoriale fine.

Descriere scurtă

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.

Recenzii

“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

Notă biografică

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.

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**Selected for Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club 2024**

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

Caracteristici

Jedrowski speaks five languages - like Nabokov, he writes in his third language