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The Painted Bird

1966; University of Oklahoma; Volume: 40; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/40121179

2327-1302

A. L. McLeod, Jerzy Kosiński,

Polish Historical and Cultural Studies

Originally published in 1965, The Painted bird established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure. Called by the Los Angeles Times 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 boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, The Painted Bird is a dark masterpiece that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love. It is the first, and the most famous, novel by one of the most important and original writers of this century.