Background
Kosinski, Jerzy Nikodem was born on June 14, 1933 in Lodz, Poland. Son of Mieczyslaw and Elzbieta (Liniecka) Kosinski. came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1965.
( Blind Date is a spectacular and erotically charged psyc...)
Blind Date is a spectacular and erotically charged psychological novel that shows Jerzy Kosinski, author of Being There and The Painted Bird, at the height of his power. George Levanter is an idea man, a small investor, an international playboy, and a ruthless deal-maker whose life is delivered in a series of scorching encounters, each more incredible than the last. From Moscow to Paris, from a Manhattan skyscraper to a California mass murder, Blind Date is a dizzying vision of life among the beautiful people and the thrill-seekers.
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( Jerzy Kosinski is one of the most important and origina...)
Jerzy Kosinski is one of the most important and original writers of our times. Passing By serves as his legacy, a collection of writings that answers many questions about his work and offers a revealing and provocative self-portrait by an author whose life was shrouded in enigma. The man who emerges here has a passion for sport, a quirky sense of fun, an idiosyncratic range of acquaintances stretching from Pope John Paul II to Warren Beatty, and an abiding love of secrets, conundrums, and fantasies. But first and foremost, as he demonstrates in major essays on his novels The Painted Bird and Steps, Kosinski is a powerful, incomparable literary artist.
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( A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being ...)
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.
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(Explores the life of Norbert Kosky, a fifty-five-year-old...)
Explores the life of Norbert Kosky, a fifty-five-year-old Holocaust survivor, immigrant to America, and successful but tortured writer in search of spiritual order and freedom.
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(5 mass market paperbacks in a cardstock slipcase. no date...)
5 mass market paperbacks in a cardstock slipcase. no date, but estimated mid 1970's.
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(En otoÁo de 1939, en un paÁs de Europa central, un niÁo d...)
En otoÁo de 1939, en un paÁs de Europa central, un niÁo de seis aÁos es enviado por sus padres a una remota aldea. Quieren salvarlo de los horrores que se avecinan. Pronto pierden el contactocon su hijo y este, librado a su propia suerte, vaga por Europa durante aÁos. En su viaje se convierte en testigo y partÁcipe de una p
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( A searing novel from a writer of international stature,...)
A searing novel from a writer of international stature, The Devil Tree is a tale that combines the existential emptiness of Camus's The Stranger with the universe of international playboys, violence, and murder of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley. Jonathan Whalen's life has been determined from the start by the immense fortune of his father, a steel tycoon. Whalen's childlike delight in power and status mask a greater need, a desire to feel life intensely, through drugs, violence, sex, and attempts at meaningful connection with other people -- whether lovers or the memory of his dead parents. But the physical is all that feels real to him, and as he embarks on a journey to Africa with his godparents, Whalen's embrace of amoral thrill accelerates toward ultimate fulfillment. Now in a Grove Press paperback, Kosinski's classic, acclaimed as "an impressive novel ... it should confirm Jerzy Kosinki's position as one of our most significant writers" -- Newsweek "Savage ... Whalen is a foolproof, timeless American character." -- Mary Ellin Barrett, Cosmopolitan
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( Jerzy Kosinski's best-selling novel Pinball, which he w...)
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.
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Kosinski, Jerzy Nikodem was born on June 14, 1933 in Lodz, Poland. Son of Mieczyslaw and Elzbieta (Liniecka) Kosinski. came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1965.
Master of Arts in Sociology and History, University Lodz, 1953. Master of Arts in History, University Lodz, 1955. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1965.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Albion College, 1988. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Hebrew Letters (honorary), Spertus College Judaica, 1982.
Assistant professor, Institute Sociology and Cultural History, Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, 1955-1957; Guggenheim Literature fellow, 1967; fellow, Center Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, 1968-1969; senior fellow, Council Humanities visiting lecturer English, Princeton University, 1969-1970; visiting Professor of English prose, Yale University School Drama also resident fellow, Davenport College, 1970-1973; fellow, Timothy Dwight College Yale University, from 1986.
( A searing novel from a writer of international stature,...)
( A searing novel from a writer of international stature,...)
( Jerzy Kosinski's best-selling novel Pinball, which he w...)
( Jerzy Kosinski's best-selling novel Pinball, which he w...)
(Explores the life of Norbert Kosky, a fifty-five-year-old...)
( Blind Date is a spectacular and erotically charged psyc...)
( A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being ...)
(En otoÁo de 1939, en un paÁs de Europa central, un niÁo d...)
( Jerzy Kosinski is one of the most important and origina...)
(5 mass market paperbacks in a cardstock slipcase. no date...)
(Stated first edition.)
(Book by Kosinski, J.)
(1st edition)
(Rev Exp)
(classic)
(poche. broché.)
(Book)
Honorary Chairman of the Board Foundation for Polish-Jewish Studies, 1987-1991. President, founder Jewish Presence Foundation, 1988. Co-chairman Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, 1989-1991.
Chairman of the Board Polish American Resources Corporation, from 1988. Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association (Executive Board, president 1973-1975), National Writers Club (Executive Board), International League for Human Rights (director), American Civil Liberties Union (chairman artists and writers committee, member of national advisory council, First Amendment award 1980), Authors Guild, Century Association.
Married Mary H. Weir, January 11, 1962 (deceased 1968). Married Katherina von Fraunhofer, February 15, 1987.