![]() ![]() The Painted Bird & Literary Stardom The Painted Bird, 1st edition cover ![]() To do so, the industrious and resourceful Kosiński created a fake foundation for himself, forging all the necessary documents from communist authorities to secure his passage in 1957. He continued his studies in the Soviet Union and served in the Polish Army, but longed to escape the Eastern Bloc for better prospects in America. Jerzy proved to be a diligent student and had earned degrees in both history and political science from the University of Łódź by the age of 22. Catholic families willingly sheltered them and young 'Jerzy' even served as an altar boy in the Catholic church.Īt the war's end the family again resettled, this time in Jelenia Góra. With new names, documents and baptismal papers, the family was able to survive the war in a village in southeastern Poland thanks to considerable help from the town's leaders and clergymen. Originally named Józef Nikodem Lewinkopf, his life was turned upside down with the outbreak of WWII, when his family uprooted and fled east to hide their Jewish identities and background. An Uprooted Youth & Emigration to Americaīorn in Łódź, Jerzy Kosiński (JMay 3, 1991) stands out as one of the 20th century's great literary talents, with a life story every bit as sinister and dramatic as one of his books.
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