Kosinski jerzy biography of donald
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Kosinski jerzy biography of donald
Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography
1996 biography of Jerzy Kosinski by James Park Sloan
Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography is a 1996 biography of the Polish-American and Jewish writer Jerzy Kosiński by American scholar James Park Sloan, published by Dutton.[1]
The book received mixed reviews from several prominent sources.
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of The New York Times praised it as "fascinating" but criticized the author's defense of Kosinski's weaker works, while Louis Begley in the same venue found it chaotic and lacking in meaningful analysis.
Other reviewers, including Julia Bloch Frey, appreciated the meticulous research but noted biases due to Sloan's personal connection with Kosinski, while D. G. Myers criticized the book for underestimating Kosinski's anti-communist views and focusing excessively on his personal life.
Background and content
The book is a biography of the Polish-American and Jewish writer Jerzy Kosiński, a Polish-American writer and a Holocaust