A novel which became a film starring Peter Sellers. It is the tale of a simple man accidentally thrown into a world of sex, money, power and national television, to become a media superstar and a household name. The author's other novels include "Steps", which won America's National Book Award.[...]
A dark-haired, olive-skinned boy is forced to fend for himself during the war and wander alone from one Slav village to another, sometimes hounded and tortured, sometimes sheltered and taught. This is a portrayal of the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe, seen through the eyes of a boy.[...]
Originally published in 1965, "The Painted bird" established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure. Called by the Los Angeles Times "one of the most imposing novels of the decade, " it was eventuallly translated into more than thirty languages. A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a [...]
Audie Award Nominee, Best Solo Narration, 2013 Jerzy Kosinski's clever parable of a naive man thrust into the modern world is more pointed now than ever. Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman ("Rain Man," "The Graduate"), perhaps best known for his portrayals of vulnerable characters and antiheroes, g[...]
Audie Award Nominee, Best Solo Narration, 2013 Jerzy Kosinski s clever parable of a naive man thrust into the modern world is more pointed now than ever. Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman ("Rain Man," "The Graduate"), perhaps best known for his portrayals of vulnerable characters and antiheroes, g[...]
William Kennedy has written in The Washington Post that "the Kosinski hero is unique in literature, as recognizable as the Hemingway hero used to be". Passion Play is the story of Fabian, Kosinski's most romantic and driven hero. A modern knight-errant, he roams America in his custom-built VanHome, [...]
Unable to cope with his huge inheritance, Jonathan Whalen searches for an escape in the drug culture, seeking amoral thrills in the world of drugs, violence, and sex. Reprint.[...]