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Kosinski Jerzy
The Painted Bird
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Originally published in 1965, The Painted Bird established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure. Kosinski's story follows a dark-haired, olive-skinned boy, abandoned by his parents during World War II, as he wanders alone from one village to another, sometimes hounded and tortured, only rarely sheltered and cared for. Through the juxtaposition of adolescence and the most brutal of adult experiences, Kosinski sums up a Bosch-like world of harrowing excess where senseless violence and untempered hatred are the norm. Through sparse prose and vivid imagery, Kosinski's novel is a story of mythic proportion, even more relevant to today's society than it was upon its original publication.
Many writers have portrayed the cruelty people inflict upon each other in the name of war or ideology or garden-variety hate, but few books will surpass Kosinski's first novel, The Painted Bird, for the sheer creepiness in its savagery. The story follows an abandoned young boy who wanders alone through the frozen bogs and broken towns of Eastern Europe during and after World War II, trying to survive. His experiences and actions occur at and beyond the limits of what might be called humanity, but Kosinski never averts his eyes, nor allows us to.
Being There
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A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon. Truly "a man without qualities," Chance's straightforward responses to popular concerns are heralded as visionary. But though everyone is quoting him, no one is sure what he's really saying. And filling in the blanks in his background proves impossible. Being There is a brilliantly satiric look at the unreality of American media culture that is, if anything, more trenchant now than ever.
Steps
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A portrayal of men and women both aroused and desensitized by an environment that disdains the individual and seeks control over the imagination.
Pinball (Kosinski, Jerzy)
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Jerzy Kosinski's best-selling novel Pinball, which he wrote for George Harrison, is a rock 'n' roll mystery centered on a superstar named Goddard who has, despite his success, managed to keep his identity a secret, even from his closest friends. But a beautiful young woman, obsessed with finding Goddard, stalks him relentlessly, driven by a secret goal that justifies all means.
Ricocheting with humor and bursting with erotic intensity, Pinball is a game as intricate, unpredictable, suspenseful, and complex as life.
Passing By: Selected Essays, 1962-1991 (Kosinski, Jerzy)
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A collection of essays by the late author of The Painted Bird features pieces about polo and skiing, levitation, the streets of New York, present-day Poland, the Cannes film festival, celebrities, and more.
Kosinski Jerzy News
Out and about - San Diego CityBEAT
San Diego CityBEAT, CA - May 21, 734
San Diego CityBEATOut and aboutHal Ashby directed the adaptation Jerzy Kosinski's novel. Screens at 6:30 pm Sunday, May 31, at Café Libertalia in Hillcrest. Free. Devil in a Blue Dress: This good-looking Carl Franklin-directed crime film stars Denzel Washington as private dick Easy
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Green shoots of recovery? We're not out of the woods yet! - The National
The National, United Arab Emirates - May 21, 2009
Green shoots of recovery? We're not out of the woods yet!He appears in the film Being There, which was based on a book by Jerzy Kosinski and directed by Hal Ashby. Consummately played by Peter Sellers, he is a gardener who, on the death of his employer, is forced out on to the streets of Washington.
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Obama Choice for Arts Endowment Had Inside Track: Jeremy Gerard
Bloomberg - May 18, 2009
He was part of a coterie that secretly worked with the Polish novelist Jerzy Kosinski on his novels. He's known for his red hair, tweed jackets and cowboy boots. If he's confirmed, Landesman will succeed Dana Gioia, a former General Foods Corp.
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René Villareal: Allow children of illegal aliens to dream - Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News, TX - May 21, 4117
René Villareal: Allow children of illegal aliens to dreamPeople like him find it easy to point their fingers at the approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants in the US Perceiving "the other" as a dangerous alien is a phenomenon that author Jerzy Kosinski encapsulates well in his 1965 novel,
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Desde el mirador del sur - Noticias del Congreso Nacional
Noticias del Congreso Nacional, Argentina - May 22, 2009
Desde el mirador del surJerzy Kosinski anda suelto, escribiendo la continuidad de su historia. Pero acaso, para la pregunta inevitable (en qué nos beneficia) donde aparezca una “sorpresa que sorprende” aún a los mas avisados, es en la lista del Frente Progresista (etcétera.
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