Summary
Julie Otsuka: Swimmers
The novel "Swimmers" by Julie Otsuka is an intimate, poetically written story about a community of people who gather every day in a public swimming pool - a place that provides them with peace, rhythm and meaning in everyday life. When a mysterious crack appears in the pool, their world begins to fall apart, and Alice - a woman who is slowly losing her memory - comes to the center of the story.
Otsuka explores the themes of identity, loss and collective belonging, but also the fragility of the human mind with recognizable tenderness and deep empathy. "Swimmers" is a touching, meditative novel about memory, togetherness and what remains when everything familiar disappears.
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