{"title":"Books by Tomasz Jedrowski","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"nadar-en-la-oscuridad-dos-bigotes","title":"Nadar en la oscuridad","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerfect combination of romance, intrigue, politics, and history set in 1980s Poland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, Ludwik, a nonconformist Polish university student and voracious reader, is forced to attend a summer agricultural camp. There he meets Janusz, an attractive and carefree boy who fascinates him, although fear keeps him on guard. A chance encounter by the river leads them to an intense, exciting, and absorbing adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsolated from society and its restrictions, and united by an illegal copy of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room, they both fall deeply in love. But in the real world, a Catholic and communist country awaits them, where the passion they share is inconceivable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe secret love between the two young men will be challenged by their ideological differences, in an effort to survive in a regime on the brink of collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT THE CRITICS SAY about SWIMMING IN THE DARK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moving (…) readers who enjoy this impressive work will eagerly await the author’s next book. Highly recommended for those who like love stories in the most adverse circumstances” (Library Journal)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dazzling (…) readers will enjoy unforgettable prose approaching the mastery of Alan Hollinghurst” (Publisher Weekly)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers can imagine a Call Me by Your Name set in communist Poland and get an idea of what Jedrowski’s moving literary debut is like, about an absorbing love story in a divided country” (O, The Oprah Magazine)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most surprising gay novels we have ever read. Swimming in the Dark is extraordinarily beautiful (…) Erotic, hypnotic, heartbreaking, and brutal. It is a masterpiece” (Attitude magazine UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A moving and unusual romance with a political backdrop (…) Jedrowski writes elegantly and first evokes an emotional honesty in which lovers thrive, then details the oppression of the Polish United Workers' Party” (The Guardian)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editorial Dos Bigotes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57015052829016,"sku":"LIB-NA-ED-618","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/Nadar-en-la-oscuridad-weba.jpg?v=1775216205"}],"url":"https:\/\/eu.plasticbooks.com\/en\/collections\/libros-tomasz-jedrowski.oembed","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}