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Born in poland, he survived world war ii and, as a young man, immigrated to the u. See all books authored by jerzy kosinski, including the painted bird, and being there, and more on. Throughout the novel there are passages of dialogue. His novel, the painted bird was a supposed autobiographical account of his double life. It is the story of chauncey gardiner chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a. The most important and outstanding novel by jerzy kosinski is the painted bird, written in 1965. Born in poland he survived world war ii and as a young man emigrated to america, where.
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