Tomasz Jedrowski was born in Germany in 1985 to Polish parents in exile and studied law in Cambridge and Paris. Les Nageurs de la nuit is his first novel to be translated and acclaimed in more than ten countries. As an English-speaking author, he also speaks perfect French.
swimmers of the night East translated from English by Laurent Bury.
“Poland, 1980. Students Ludwik and Janusz fall in love because of a banned novel by James Baldwin. But in Warsaw, under the yoke of a suspicious party, their relationship has to remain secret. While Janusz wants to join the party, Ludwik rebels against his country’s unjust politics. Each of them faces a life choice: betray or betray yourself to protect those you love? elegant pen, alternately sensual, melancholic and disturbing, Tomasz Jedrowski immerses us in a moving sentimental and political formation behind the Iron Curtain.” (presentation by Editions of La Croisee)
