The Swimmers

by Julie Otsuka

  • Knopf
  • 2022
  • ISBN: 978-0593321331
  • 192 pages
  • WorldCat
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About the Book

The swimmers are unknown to one another except through their private routines (slow lane, medium lane, fast lane) and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world without comfort or relief. One of these swimmers is Alice, who is slowly losing her memory. ebook icon Audio book icon

National Bestseller | Carnegie Medal for Excellence Winner
Julie Otsuka
About the Author

Julie Otsuka was born and raised in California. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and her first novel, When the Emperor Was Divine won the 2003 Asian American Literary Award and the 2003 American Library Association Alex Award. Her second novel, The Buddha in the Attic, was a finalist for the National Book Award 2011 and won the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the 2011 Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction.

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Photo: Jean-Luc Bertini

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