BBC documentary film about American author Jerzy Kosinski
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Friday, July 29, 2022
THE RISE AND FALL OF JERZY KOSINSKI
Fifty years ago Jerzy Kosinski stepped off a plane at Idlewild Airport. The 24-year-old from Poland arrived in New York with little money and few contacts – two of his early jobs were parking lot attendant and movie theatre projectionist – but he swiftly rose to a pinnacle. One from which he would precipitously fall.
Fall indeed. Many today would ask: Who is Jerzy Kosinski?
Read the full article by Phillip Routh on Arts & Opinion here
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