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The novel’s protagonist, a boy who is an outsider, or a “painted bird,” witnesses acts of subjugation and cruelty and seeks to understand why some people are more powerful than others. Thematically, the novel deals with the conflation of human and animal, and the interplay of violence and control.
The Painted Bird is a 1965 novel by Jerzy Kosiński that describes World War II as seen by a boy, considered a "Gypsy or Jewish stray," [1] wandering about small villages scattered around an unspecified country in Central or Eastern Europe (usually assumed to be Poland).
- Jerzy N. Kosinski
- 1965
The story is set against the backdrop of Eastern Europe during World War II, a region ravaged by conflict and upheaval. The landscape is characterized by its rugged terrain, remote villages, and a pervasive atmosphere of fear and suspicion.
A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, The Painted Bird is a dark novel that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love.
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- Jerzy Kosiński
The Painted Bird starts in a large Eastern European city, in the fall of 1939. A six-year-old Jewish boy is sent by his parents to live in a village, while the parents go into hiding. World War II has just begun and Jews in German-occupied countries are being executed or sent to concentration camps.
The Painted Bird is a powerful and haunting novel that tells the story of a young boy wandering through Eastern Europe during World War II. Written by Jerzy Kosinski, it explores themes of survival, identity, and the cruelty of war.
The Painted Bird starts in a large Eastern European city, in the fall of 1939. A six-year-old Jewish boy is sent by his parents to live in a village, while the parents go into hiding. World War II has just begun and Jews in German-occupied countries are being executed or sent to concentration camps. Within two months, Marta, the woman who is ...
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