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Jerzy Kosinski: References & Edit History

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A book on the life of the author is James Park Sloan, Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography (1996). Critical works include Byron L. Sherwin, Jerzy Kosinski: Literary Alarmclock (1981); Norman Lavers, Jerzy Kosinski (1982); and Paul R. Lilly, Jr., Words in Search of Victims: The Achievement of Jerzy Kosinski (1988).

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jun 10, 2024
Anniversary information added. Apr 30, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Dec 05, 2023
Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - Jerzy Kosinski. Jun 16, 2021
Noted that his account of his childhood was discredited and added info about controversies surrounding the authorship of his books. Sep 23, 2020
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Jerzy Kosinski, The Writer, 57, Is Found Dead. Apr 22, 2018
Add new Web site: Culture.pl - Biography of Jerzy Kosiński. Apr 22, 2018
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Jerzy Kosinski. May 16, 2012
Media added. Nov 16, 2009
Updated bibliography. Jun 17, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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