Draft:Tomasz Jedrowski
Comment: This individual is only known for one book, so I'm leaning against putting the draft in mainspace right now. But, it would be useful to have if he ever publishes anything else. (t · c) buidhe 03:08, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
Tomasz Jedrowski | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Education | Cambridge University, Université de Paris |
Tomasz Jędrowski is a Polish writer born in the Federal Republic of Germany.[1]
His 2020 literary debut, Swimming in the Dark, published in the Polish language as Płynąc w ciemnościach, is a gay love story set in the final years of the Polish People's Republic. It was subject to a "hotly contested" six-way publishing auction,[2] from which Bloomsbury gained rights. Swimming in the Dark has been praised for the quality of its writing[3][4] and its treatment of LGBTQ themes.[5] It received a starred review from Publishers Weekly,[6] and was longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown.[7]
Jędrowski was born in Germany, educated in England, and subsequently lived in France.[8] He speaks Polish, English, French, German and Spanish. He typically writes in English. Jędrowski identifies as gay.[9] His parents' accounts of the final years of the Polish People's Republic informed the novel.[10]
Jędrowski cites the expulsion of Michel Foucault from Poland in 1958 as a formative event.[11] He commented that "there's a lot of anxiety being channeled into this topic [LGBT rights in Poland], a lot of fear-mongering and propaganda" but that Swimming In the Dark is not only about homophobia, against which he writes "to revive, to resuscitate, the queerness that had been silenced".[12] The novel is also, he said, "an homage and celebration of Polish culture, and the beauty of nature there".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Nogaś, Michał (March 7, 2020). "Tomasz Jędrowski: Myślałem o sobie jako o dziecku z chorymi pragnieniami. Czułem, że jestem zepsuty". Wysokie Obcasy. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Field, Marcus (February 2020). "Book review: Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski". No. 13. Evening Standard Ltd. Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Pfaff, Tim (30 June 2020). "'Swimming in the Dark'; a balanced, ideally paced novel". B.A.R. Inc. Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Larman, Alexander (23 February 2020). "In brief: As If By Chance; Swimming in the Dark; Plume – reviews". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Bhandara, Neville (26 June 2020). "Your guide to LGBTQ literature to read this Pride Month". Vogue India. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "The HWA Crowns longlists for 2020". Historia. Historical Writers' Association. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Sańczuk, Anna (25 February 2020). "Pod powierzchnią". Vogue. Vogue.pl. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Juzwiak, Rich (13 May 2020). "Swimming in the Dark Captures Love and Rebellion Among Men in 1980s Poland". G/O Media. Jezebel. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Shapiro, Ari (10 June 2020). "Tomasz Jedrowski's Debut Novel Tells Teenage Love Story In '80s Poland". NPR. National Public Radio. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Taras, Ray (12 March 2020). ""Swimming in the Dark" by Tomasz Jedrowski". WorldLiteratureToday.org. World Literature Today. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b Harrison, Dane (15 July 2020). "This coming of age novel explores what it means to be queer in Poland". Vice. Vice Media Group. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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