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Swimming in the Dark: A Novel - Tomasz Jedrowski

Name: Swimming in the Dark: A Novel
Author: Tomasz Jedrowski

Story location: Warsaw, Poland

In early-1980s Poland, two male university students fall in love, then return to Warsaw where politics, secrecy, and repression strain their bond.

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Where is Swimming in the Dark: A Novel set?: On BooksOnTheMap, this book is pinned to: Warsaw, Poland.
What genre is this book?: This title is filed under: Literature.
Who wrote Swimming in the Dark: A Novel?: The author listed for this title on BooksOnTheMap is Tomasz Jedrowski.
Where can I listen to the audiobook of this book?: You can listen to this audiobook on Audiobooks.com, along with tens of thousands of other audiobooks.