Jerzy Kosiński
1933
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1991
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Poland, United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Columbia University
occupation: screenwriter, novelist, writer, essayist
Jerzy Kosiński (born Józef Lewinkopf; Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ kɔˈɕij̃skʲi]; June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991) was a Polish-American novelist and two-time president of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Born in Poland, he survived World War II and, as a young man, emigrated to the U.S., where he became a citizen. He was known for various novels, among them Being There (1971) and The Painted Bird (1965), which were adapted as films in 1979 and 2019 respectively. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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