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Swimming Pool
Series: Object Lessons
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. As a former world-ranked swimmer whose journey toward naturalisation and U.S. citizenship began with a swimming fellowship, Piotr Florczyk reflects on his own adventures in swimming pools while taking...
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"A blend of personal narrative and critical inquiry, Swimming Pool explores the swimming pool as a symbol of status, athleticism, suburbia, and artistic pursuit"--
A blend of personal narrative and critical inquiry, Swimming Pool explores the swimming pool as a symbol of status, athleticism, suburbia, and artistic pursuit.
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Description
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
As a former world-ranked swimmer whose journey toward naturalisation and U.S. citizenship began with a swimming fellowship, Piotr Florczyk reflects on his own adventures in swimming pools while taking a closer look at artists, architects, writers, and others who have helped to cement the swimming pool’s prominent and iconic role in our society and culture.
Swimming Pool explores the pool as a place where humans seek to attain the unique union between mind and body.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Series: Object Lessons
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781501394874
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 February 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 164.0mm
Weight: 119g
Pages: 120
About the Author
Piotr Florczyk is Assistant Professor of Global Literary Studies at the University of Washington, USA, and an award-winning poet and translator. His recent books include the poetry collection From the Annals of Kraków, which is based on the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, as well as numerous volumes of translations, including Invisible, the selected poems of Jacek Gutorow, which was named Autumn 2021 Translation Choice by Poetry Book Society in the UK. www.piotrflorczyk.com
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