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Jerzy Kosiński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ kɔˈɕij̃skʲi]; born Józef Lewinkopf; June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991) was a Polish-American writer and two-time president of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English.
Jun 10, 2024 · Jerzy Kosinski, Polish-born American writer whose novels were sociological studies of individuals in controlling and bureaucratic societies. Perhaps his best-known books are The Painted Bird (1965), Steps (1968), and Being There (1971).
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The Painted Bird is a 1965 novel by Jerzy Kosiński that describes World War II as seen by a boy, considered a "Gypsy or Jewish stray," wandering about small villages scattered around an unspecified country in Central and Eastern Europe (usually assumed to be Poland).
- Jerzy N. Kosinski
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Nov 16, 2023 · Judging from Jerzy Kosinski’s eighth novel, “Pinball,” one has to conclude that the author’s long affair with the English language is not going well.
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Mar 20, 2017 · In 1982, Jerzy Kosinski, the Polish-American novelist and literary celebrity, appeared on the cover of the Times Magazine, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. Naked to the waist, his shoulder...
- Ruth Franklin
The Painted Bird is a 1965 novel, by Jerzy Kosiński, which describes: World War II, as seen by a boy, considered a "Gypsy or Jewish stray," wandering about small villages scattered around an unspecified country in Eastern Europe. The story begins by introducing the war and linking it with the boy.
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May 3, 1991 · Literature & Fiction. edit data. Kosiński was born Josef Lewinkopf to Jewish parents in Łódź, Poland. As a child during World War II, he lived in central Poland under a false identity his father gave him to use, Jerzy Kosiński. A Roman Catholic priest issued him a forged baptismal certificate.
