Jerzy Kosiński (1933–1991)
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Jerzy Kosinski was born in Lodz, Poland on June 8, 1933. In 1939, he was separated from his family when the Nazi's invaded Poland and he wandered through villages for six years, surviving by his wits. In shock, he remained mute from the age of nine to fourteen. He was finally reunited with his mehr anzeigen family. He moved to the United States in 1957. His first novel, The Painted Bird, was published in 1965 and received France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger. His second novel, Steps, won the National Book Award in 1969. His other novels included Being There, The Devil Tree, Cockpit, and Blind Date. Blind Date tells the story of the Manson killings, which is where he would have been if he had not been stuck in JFK Airport dealing with improperly tagged luggage. He committed suicide on May 3, 1991 at the age of 57. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: Jerzy Kosinski, Miami Book Fair International, 1985, by "MDCArchives" (Wikimedia Commons)
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The Art of the Self: Essays a propos STEPS 2 Exemplare
Literatura na świecie 1989/2 2 Exemplare
THE DEVIL TREE By JERZY KOSINSKI Bantam Books PB 1973 1974 3rd [Hardcover] Jerzy Kosinski 1 Exemplar
Prisutnost 1 Exemplar
O Vidiota 1 Exemplar
1969 "Steps" by Jerzy Kosinski 1 Exemplar
Askelia : romaani 1 Exemplar
Steps by Kosinski, Jerzy (1997) Paperback 1 Exemplar
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Blind Date. 1 Exemplar
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Kosinski, Jerzy
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Kosiński, Jerzy Nikodem
Lewinkopf, Józef - Andere Namen
- Novak, Joseph
- Geburtstag
- 1933-06-14
- Todestag
- 1991-05-03
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Polen
USA - Land (für Karte)
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Łódź, Polen
- Sterbeort
- New York, New York, USA
- Todesursache
- suicide
- Wohnorte
- New York, New York, USA
- Ausbildung
- Master of Arts (History and political science)
- Berufe
- Professor of Dramatic prose and Criticism (Yale University)
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- First Amendment Award, American Civil Libertries Union (1977)
Best Screenplay Award, Writers Guild of America (1979)
Achievement Award, Polonia Media Perspectives (1980)
Award in Literature, National Institute of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Letters (1970)
B'rith Shalom Humanitarian Freedom Award (1974)
Best Screenplay of the Year, British Academy of Film and Television Arts (1981) (Zeige alle 11)
Honorary Doctorate (Humane Letters, Albion College, 1988)
Honorary Doctorate (Humane Letters, State University of New York, Potsdam, 1989)
Honorary Doctorate (Hebrew Letters, Spertus College of Judaica, Chicago)
President of the American Chapter of P.E.N. (1973-75)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature ∙ 1970)
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Steps von Jerzy Kosinski
Entertaining series of strange and surprising vignettes. Most involve an anonymous narrator in a vaguely fascist society drawn into erotic, violent or criminal scenarios. Kosinski has a gift for lucid and imaginative prose which makes the stories pleasurable to read. However, they are too short and disconnected to really develop into anything with depth.
Stunning.
A surrealistic inner landscape revealed through dreamlike episodes, each fantastic yet eerily familiar. Step by step, I’m drawn into this world. I think I’ll never recover from this book. (And I don’t want to!)
A surrealistic inner landscape revealed through dreamlike episodes, each fantastic yet eerily familiar. Step by step, I’m drawn into this world. I think I’ll never recover from this book. (And I don’t want to!)
A nice quick, and refreshingly interesting read. The main character provides interesting insight into the people you see on TV. There is no way to know what that person is really like and indeed if they even have any real experiences at all. This also feels again relevant in the age of AI. Chauncey is a bit like a large-laguage model just repeating the things he has seen on TV, having no personal experience to draw on.
Well-written, but truly horrible and I hated it. I would give it five stars if I were to be objective and one star for my personal enjoyment, so in the end - three stars. I'm not going to read it ever again.
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