Jerzy Kosinski (1933-1991) Polish-American author. Kosinski authored three of the most widely read novels of the 1960s and 1970s: The Painted Bird, Steps, and Being There, the last of which also became a hit film. His book, Passion Play, St. Martin’s Press, 1979, first edition, signed twice, on the first blank page and on the second blank page with a sketch, “For Ethel, - affectionately, Jerzy August 1979.” The dust jacket is worn with some soiling.