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Jerzy Kosiński (1933–1991) was a Polish-American novelist, screenwriter, and essayist. Born Józef Lewinkopf in Łódź, he held citizenship in both Poland and the United States. He wrote in English and studied at Columbia University. His career began in 1965, and he worked as an employee at Wesleyan University. Kosiński also used the pseudonym Joseph Novak.
He received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Writers Guild of America Award, and a National Book Award. His literary output included works such as *To hold a pen* and *Notes of the author on The painted bird*. Kosiński died in New York City on May 3, 1991, from a barbiturate overdose, which was classified as suicide. He had an unmarried partnership with Urszula Dudziak.
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
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
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 62
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,947x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,992x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,994x
- Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 6,844x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,184x
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nikodem
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Łódź
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- essayist
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Employer
- Wesleyan University
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Notable work
- Being There
- Field of work
- literature
- Image
- Jerzy Kosiński (by Eric Koch, 1969).jpg
Show 14 more facts
- date of birth
- 1933-06-14
- date of death
- 1991-05-03
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons category
- Jerzy Kosinski
- cause of death
- barbiturate overdose
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- pseudonym
- Joseph Novak
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Józef Lewinkopf
- unmarried partner
- Urszula Dudziak
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- P12674
- Collin County
- nominated for
- Nebula Award for Best Novella
- name in native language
- Jerzy Kosiński
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Encyclopedic overview
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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