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    Comparing Jerzy Kosinski's Life 
    This is an article written by Jack Kuper. He was also a child during WWII and had experienced some of the trying times Jerzy experienced and wrote about. This has a short blurb on how they came to be closely connected. 
    The Painted Bird 
    This site has many quotations from Kosinski's stellar novel The Painted Bird.  Also it gives a little backround into the basis of Painted Bird, and also some technical aspects of this work. 
    JERZY KOSINSKI INTERVIEW 
    This is an interview with Jerzy Kosinski that took place in 1977. It tells how he lived as a boy, giving a his biographical sketch and also a listing of his works. It is a good site to get the basics of Kosinski. Also this site carries a link to Kosinski's list of novels, as well as a list of books about him. 
    A brief Blurb on Kosinski 
    This is a brief blurb on Kosinski's childhood and how he came to be a writer. It relays his experiences during his life -- beginning, middle and end. It shows his literary awards, as well as his many interviews, and also contributes a bit of down time during Kosinski's life. It is quite an interesting site, one which leads to even more text written about Kosinski. 
    A bibliography on Kosinski
    Gives a brief overview of Jerzy Kosinski's previous novels.  It also shows some very exciting pictures of the covers of his books and a very stunning portrait of himself as a fine strong lad.
    A biography on Kosinski
    James Park Sloan wrote a story about Jerzy's life and he left out very little.  He also reveals the many trials and tribulations that Kosinski went through and how he became such a controversial author.  He included some characteristics and personality traits that Kosinski portrayed.  It was surprising to see that they are not all that respectable.
    Novels into Plays
    This cite talks about Kosinski's 1982 novel Pinball being turned into a play. Kosinski also had many other famous novels of his that were turned into acts of plays.  He also wrote some scripts.
    Being There
    This cite gives a brief summary of the novel "Being There" by Jerzy Kosinski.   It also shows some themes, plots and other informational insights.
    Biographical Sources
    This link gives some helpful resources on Jerzy Kosinski and where to find more information about him.  The resources help you become more acquainted with the author and his life.
    Conversation with Kosinski
    This cite connects you with the Amazon book store and from there, you can link into each one of Jerzy's books and find out the price and other useful information about himself.
     
     
 
 
Last modified on 04/20/1998