Jerome Charyn lends his unmistakable style to this most American story of personal disintegration, told through the voices of multiple narrators—a homicidal actor, a dominatrix, and Joseph Stalin’s daughter—who each provide insights into the shifting facets of Kosinski’s personality. The story unfolds like a Russian nesting doll, eventually revealing the lost child beneath layers of trauma, while touching on the nature of authenticity, the atrocities of WWII, the allure of sadomasochism, and the fickleness of celebrity.
REVIEW:
The cover had me thrown but the synopsis had me pulled in. I am a bit embarrassed to say that before this book, I had no idea who Jerzy Kosiński was before reading this book. Although honestly, now that I think about it, it may have worked out better that way so I didn't have any biases or preconceived ideas of who this man was and instead let the author describe him to me with open eyes. This story seems to take the reader on a journey with different narrators who knew him, allowing different parts of him to be illuminated until we see the full picture at the end. It really was an interesting read that I am sure a lot of people will enjoy.
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