Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski Bantam and 50 similar items

The Painted Bird Jerzy Kosinski Bantam Books, 1980 Printing Originally published in 1965, "The Painted bird" established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure. Called by the Los Angeles Times "one of the most imposing novels of the decade, " it was eventuallly translated into more than thirty languages. A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, "The Painted Bird" is a dark masterpiece that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love. It is the first, and the most famous, novel by one of the most important and original writers of this century. All pages in unmarked condition. Some tanning to pages and inside covers. No creasing to spine. Some minor rippling to back cover.