โ Scribed by Jerzy Kosinski
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Paperback, 234 pages
Published 1965
Grove Press (1995)
Time Magazine 100 Best Novels
The classic novel of a boyโs struggle for survival in WWII Poland, from the National Book Awardโwinning author of Steps and Being There
โIn 1939, a six-year-old boy is sent by his anti-Nazi parents to a remote village in Poland where they believe he will be safe. Things happen, however, and the boy is left to roam the Polish countryside. . . . To the blond, blue-eyed peasants in this part of the country, the swarthy, dark-eyed boy who speaks the dialect of the educated class is either Jew, gypsy, vampire, or devil. They fear him and they fear what the Germans will do to them if he is found among them. So he must keep moving. In doing so, over a period of years, he observes every conceivable variation on the theme of horrorโ (Kirkus Reviews).
Originally published in 1965, The Painted Bird established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure. With sparse prose and vivid imagery, it is a story of mythic proportion and timeless human relevance.
โOne of the best . . . Written with deep sincerity and sensitivity.โ โElie Wiesel, The New York Times Book Review
โOf all the remarkable fiction that emerged from World Wat II, nothing stands higher than Jerzy Kosinskiโs The Painted Bird. A magnificent work of art, and a celebration of the individual will. No one who reads it will forget it; no one who reads it will be unmoved by it. The Painted Bird enriches our literature and our lives.โ โJonathan Yardley, The Miami Herald
โExtraordinary . . . Literally staggering . . . One of the most powerful books I have ever read.โ โRichard Kluger, Harperโs Magazine
โOne of our most significant writers.โ โNewsweek
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