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- The book is a biography of the Polish-American and Jewish writer Jerzy Kosiński, a Polish-American writer and a Holocaust survivor.
Jerzy Kosiński – Wikipedija
Jerzy Kosiński - Wikipedia
- Jerzy Kosiński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ kɔˈɕij̃skʲi]; born Józef Lewinkopf; June 14, – May 3, ) was a Polish-American writer and two-time president of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English.
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Jerzy Kosinski Biography -
- Jerzy Kosinski (born June 14, , Łódź, Poland—died May 3, , New York, New York, U.S.) was a Polish-born American writer whose novels were sociological studies of individuals in controlling and bureaucratic societies.
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- The book received several reviews in press.
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Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography
biography of Jerzy Kosinski by James Park Sloan
Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography is a biography of the Polish-American and Jewish writer Jerzy Kosiński by American scholar James Park Sloan, published by Dutton.[1]
The book received mixed reviews from several prominent sources. Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of The New York Times praised it as "fascinating" but criticized the author's defense of Kosinski's weaker works, while Louis Begley in the same venue found it chaotic and lacking in meaningful analysis. Other reviewers, including Julia Bloch Frey, appreciated the meticulous research but noted biases due to Sloan's personal connection with Kosinski, while D. G. Myers criticized the book for underestimating Kosinski's anti-communist views and focusing excessively on his personal life.
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The book is a biography of the Polish-American and Jewish writer Jerzy Kosiński, a Polish-American writer and a Holocaust survivor.
| Polish-American writer Jerzy Kosinski, a figure of deep ambiguity, a man of endless contradictions and apparent deceptiveness. | |
| Jerzy Kosiński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ kɔˈɕij̃skʲi]; born Józef Lewinkopf; June 14, – May 3, ) was a Polish-American writer and two-time president of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. | |
| A biography of the late novelist discusses his wartime childhood in Poland, his strange and active sex life, his reputation as a writer, and his suspected. |