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Jerzy Kosiński (1933–1991)

Autor(a) de The Painted Bird

33+ Works 7,875 Membros 165 Críticas 19 Favorited

About the Author

Jerzy Kosinski was born in Lodz, Poland on June 8, 1933. In 1939, he was separated from his family when the Nazi's invaded Poland and he wandered through villages for six years, surviving by his wits. In shock, he remained mute from the age of nine to fourteen. He was finally reunited with his mostrar mais family. He moved to the United States in 1957. His first novel, The Painted Bird, was published in 1965 and received France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger. His second novel, Steps, won the National Book Award in 1969. His other novels included Being There, The Devil Tree, Cockpit, and Blind Date. Blind Date tells the story of the Manson killings, which is where he would have been if he had not been stuck in JFK Airport dealing with improperly tagged luggage. He committed suicide on May 3, 1991 at the age of 57. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Jerzy Kosiński

The Painted Bird (1965) 2,962 exemplares
Being There (1970) 1,982 exemplares
Steps (1968) 764 exemplares
Cockpit (1975) 441 exemplares
Blind Date (1977) 402 exemplares
The Devil Tree (1973) 375 exemplares
Pinball (1982) 342 exemplares
Passion Play (1965) 283 exemplares
Seven Contemporary Short Novels [Third Edition] (1997) — Contribuidor — 40 exemplares

Associated Works

Being There [1979 film] (1979) — Screenwriter — 145 exemplares
Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex (1999) — Contribuidor — 86 exemplares
Reds [1981 film] (1981) — Cast — 79 exemplares
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror (1979) — Contribuidor — 76 exemplares
The Jewish Writer (1998) — Contribuidor — 52 exemplares
Playboy Magazine ~ March 1982 (1982) — Autor — 2 exemplares

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Narrado num ritmo alucinado, em que o protagonista passa de uma aventura a outra, de uma mulher para outra, de criminoso a defensor intransigente da lei, estre livro Jerz Kosiski- autor premiado de O Pássaro Pintado, O Videota (Muito Além do Jardim) e Passos - coloca-o como um dos maiores- se não o maior- romancistas psicológicos da atualidade.… (mais)
 
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Obras
33
Also by
6
Membros
7,875
Popularidade
#3,085
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
165
ISBN
297
Línguas
18
Marcado como favorito
19

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