Jerzy Kosiński (1933–1991)
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Jerzy Kosinski was born in Lodz, Poland on June 8, 1933. In 1939, he was separated from his family when the Nazi's invaded Poland and he wandered through villages for six years, surviving by his wits. In shock, he remained mute from the age of nine to fourteen. He was finally reunited with his toon meer family. He moved to the United States in 1957. His first novel, The Painted Bird, was published in 1965 and received France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger. His second novel, Steps, won the National Book Award in 1969. His other novels included Being There, The Devil Tree, Cockpit, and Blind Date. Blind Date tells the story of the Manson killings, which is where he would have been if he had not been stuck in JFK Airport dealing with improperly tagged luggage. He committed suicide on May 3, 1991 at the age of 57. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Jerzy Kosinski, Miami Book Fair International, 1985, by "MDCArchives" (Wikimedia Commons)
Werken van Jerzy Kosiński
The Art of the Self: Essays a propos STEPS 2 exemplaren
Literatura na świecie 1989/2 2 exemplaren
1969 "Steps" by Jerzy Kosinski 2 exemplaren
Prisutnost 1 exemplaar
O Vidiota 1 exemplaar
Kosinski Jerzy 1 exemplaar
Pomaľované vtáča 1 exemplaar
Notes of the Author 1 exemplaar
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- 1933-06-14
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1991-05-03
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- New York, New York, USA
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- suicide
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- New York, New York, USA
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- Master of Arts (History and political science)
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- Professor of Dramatic prose and Criticism (Yale University)
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- First Amendment Award, American Civil Libertries Union (1977)
Best Screenplay Award, Writers Guild of America (1979)
Achievement Award, Polonia Media Perspectives (1980)
Award in Literature, National Institute of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Letters (1970)
B'rith Shalom Humanitarian Freedom Award (1974)
Best Screenplay of the Year, British Academy of Film and Television Arts (1981) (toon alle 11)
Honorary Doctorate (Humane Letters, Albion College, 1988)
Honorary Doctorate (Humane Letters, State University of New York, Potsdam, 1989)
Honorary Doctorate (Hebrew Letters, Spertus College of Judaica, Chicago)
President of the American Chapter of P.E.N. (1973-75)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature ∙ 1970)
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