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The Painted Bird by Kosinski, Jerzy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Painted Bird about?

The classic novel of a boy’s struggle for survival in WWII Poland, from the National Book Award–winning author of Steps and Being There . “In 1939, a six-year-old boy is sent by his anti-Nazi parents to a remote village in Poland where they believe he will be safe. Things happen, however, and the boy is left to roam the Polish countryside. . . . To the blond, blue-eyed peasants in this part of the country, the swarthy, dark-eyed boy who speaks the dialect of the educated class is either Jew, gypsy, vampire, or devil. They fear him and they fear what the Germans will do to them if he is found among them. So he must keep moving. In doing so, over a period of years, he observes every conceivable variation on the theme of horror” ( Kirkus Reviews ). Originally published in 1965, The Painted Bird established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure. With sparse prose and vivid imagery, it is a story of mythic proportion and timeless human relevance. “One of the best . . . Written with deep sincerity and sensitivity.” —Elie Wiesel, The New York Times Book Review “Of all the remarkable fiction that emerged from World Wat II, nothing stands higher than Jerzy Kosinski’s The Painted

Who reads The Painted Bird?

Author

Kosinski, Jerzy

Publisher

Grove Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802195753

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror

Rating

3.94 / 5 (132 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14