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Jerome Charyn is one of the most important writers in American literature." —Michael ChabonOne of our finest writers." —Jonathan LethemOne of our most intriguing fiction writers." —O, The Oprah MagazineCharyn skillfully breathes life into historical icons." —New YorkerJerzy Kosinski was a great enigma of post-World War II literature. When he exploded onto the American literary scene in 1965 with his best-selling novel The Painted Bird, he was revered as a Holocaust survivor and refugee from the world hidden behind the Soviet Iron Curtain. He won major literary awards, befriended actor Peter Sellers (who appeared in the screen adaptation of his novel Being There), and was a guest on talk shows and at the Oscars. But soon the facade began to crack, and behind the public persona emerged a ruthless social climber, sexual libertine, and pathological liar who may...Pages of Jerzy :