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Jerzy Kosiński

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Also known as Jerzy Kosinski

Polish-American novelist

Person · Open Library

Born
1933
Died
1991
Works
48

Top works

  • To hold a pen
  • Notes of the author on The painted bird
  • להיות שם
  • The future is ours, comrade
  • Byl jsem při tom

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Film & TV

Acting · Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]

Jerzy Nikodem Kosiński , born Józef Lewinkopf, was a Polish-American novelist and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. For several decades, Kosinski was famous as a wit, a great raconteur, and a media celebrity. His first three novels were big hits. However, in June 22, 1982, "Jerzy Kosinski's Tainted Words," an article by Geoffrey Stokes and Eliot…

Known for

  • Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski1995
  • The Painted Boy — Self/Writer1995
  • A Fool and His Money — Bettler1989
  • Łódź Ghetto — Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski1989
  • The Statue of Liberty — Self - Writer1985
  • Reds — Grigory Zinoviev1981
  • The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
  • Television: The Ultimate Drug — Self / Author

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Listeners
8
Total plays
62

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Key facts

Born
Józef Nikodem Lewinkopf , ( 1933-06-14 ) June 14, 1933, Łódź , Poland
Died
May 3, 1991 (1991-05-03) (aged 57), New York City, U.S.
Education
University of Łódź
Occupation
Novelist
Spouses
Mary Hayward Weir ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1966 ) ​ Katherina "Kiki" von Fraunhofer ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ) ​

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date of birth
1933-06-14
date of death
1991-05-03
Commons category
Jerzy Kosinski
start of work period
1965-00-00
pseudonym
Joseph Novak
birth name
Józef Lewinkopf
name in native language
Jerzy Kosiński
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Jerzy Kosiński ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ kɔˈɕij̃skʲi]; born Józef Nikodem Lewinkopf; June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991) was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of PEN, who wrote primarily in English.

Born in Poland to Jewish parents, he and his family survived World War II with the help of their Polish villager neighbors. After mandatory military service and education under Poland's communist government, he emigrated to the United States and became a U.S. citizen.

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