Jerzy Kosinski Quote

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

Jerzy Kosinski

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

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About Jerzy Kosinski

Jerzy Kosiński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ kɔˈɕij̃skʲi]; born Józef Lewinkopf; June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991) was a Polish-American writer and two-time president of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Born in Poland, he survived World War II in Poland as a Jewish boy and, as a young man, emigrated to the U.S., where he became a citizen.
He was known for various novels, among them Being There (1971) and the controversial The Painted Bird (1965), which were adapted as films in 1979 and 2019, respectively.