The Painted Bird - Softcover

Kosinski, Jerzy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553205544 ISBN 13: 9780553205541

Publisher: Bantam, 1981

Synopsis

A portrait of the Nazi mentality, by the author of "Being There". A young boy, perhaps a Gypsy, perhaps a Jew, is abandoned by his parents during World War II. He is left to wander alone from one Slav village to another, sometimes being hounded and tortured and sometimes sheltered and taught.

About this title

Review:

Many writers have portrayed the cruelty people inflict upon each other in the name of war or ideology or garden-variety hate, but few books will surpass Kosinski's first novel, The Painted Bird, for the sheer creepiness in its savagery. The story follows an abandoned young boy who wanders alone through the frozen bogs and broken towns of Eastern Europe during and after World War II, trying to survive. His experiences and actions occur at and beyond the limits of what might be called humanity, but Kosinski never averts his eyes, nor allows us to.

About the Author:

FRED BERMAN is an award-winning audiobook performer. His voice can also be heard on hundreds of commercials and video games. As an actor, he has worked extensively in television, film, and theatres around the country. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0553205544
• ISBN 13: 9780553205541
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 251