Jerzy Kosinski

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Jerzy Kosinski was a professional sociologist, educated in Poland and the Soviet Union. His first two books in English were studies of collectivized life in Soviet Russia, The Future Is Ours, Comrade (1960) and No Third Path (1962), both published under the pen name “Joseph Novak.” Kosinski discussed some of his critical views in two short booklets, Notes of the Author on “The Painted Bird” (1965) and The Art of the Self: Essays à Propos “Steps” (1968).

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• Jerzy Kosinski (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
• Jerzy Kosinski (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
• Jerzy Kosinski (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
• Jerzy Kosinski (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)

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• Hermit of 69th Street, The (Magill Book Reviews)
• Painted Bird, The (Masterplots Classics)
• Painted Bird, The (Character Profiles)
• Painted Bird, The (Literary Places)
• Steps (Masterplots Classics)
• Steps (Character Profiles)
• Steps (Literary Places)
• Jewish American Long Fiction (Topical Overview--Long Fiction)