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About Jerzy Kosiński

Birth

1933

Death

1991

First book

1965

Years writing

61

Biography

Jerzy Kosiński was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of PEN, who wrote primarily in English.

Jerzy Kosiński was a prominent Polish-American novelist who deeply explored the experience of exile in his work.

Beyond his role as a writer, Kosiński pursued a career as a sociologist, screenwriter, and essayist.

His most acclaimed work, The Painted Bird, has become a fundamental reference in 20th-century literature.

The author published part of his literary output under the pseudonym Joseph Novak.

Throughout his prolific career, Kosiński wrote a total of 48 works spanning various genres and themes.