Perfect combination of romance, intrigue, politics, and history set in 1980s Poland.
In the eighties, Ludwik, a Polish university student, nonconformist 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.
Isolated 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.
The secret love between the two young men will be challenged by their ideological differences, in an effort to survive under a regime on the brink of collapse.
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY about NADAR EN LA OSCURIDAD
“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)
“Dazzling (…) readers will enjoy unforgettable prose approaching the mastery of Alan Hollinghurst” (Publisher Weekly)
“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)
“One of the most surprising gay novels we have ever read. Nadar en la oscuridad is extraordinarily beautiful (…) Erotic, hypnotic, heartbreaking, and brutal. It is a masterpiece” (Attitude magazine UK)
“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)
