![]() ![]() ![]() But in their repressive Communist and Catholic society, the passion they share is utterly unthinkable. Inhabiting a beautiful, natural world removed from society and its con#173straints, Ludwik and Janusz fall deeply in love. After their camp duties are ful#173filled, the pair spend a dreamlike few weeks in the countryside, bonding over an illicit copy of James Baldwin17s Giovanni17s Room. ![]() But a chance meeting by the river soon becomes an intense, exhilarating, and all-consuming affair. Tomasz Jedrowski is a remarkable writer.21 nbsp12nbspJustin Torres, bestselling author ofnbspWe the AnimalsSet in early 1980s Poland against the violent decline of Communism, a tender and passionate story of first love between two young men who eventually find themselves on opposite sides of the political divide12a stunningly poetic and heartrending literary debut for fans of Andr#233 Aciman, Garth Greenwell, and Alan Hollinghurst.When university student Ludwik meets Janusz at a summer agricultural camp, he is fascinated yet wary of this hand#173some, carefree stranger. Named A Best Book of 2020 by NPR!nbsp20ImaginenbspCall Me By Your Namenbspset in Communist Poland and you'll get a sense of Jedrowski's moving debut about a consuming love affair amidst a country being torn apart.21 nbsp12nbspO, The Oprah Magazine20Captivating both for its shimmering surfaces and its terrifying depths. ![]()
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