Kosinski, JerzyKo‧sin‧ski, Jer‧zy /kəˈzɪnski, ˈdʒɜːzi $ ˈdʒɜːr-/(1933–91) a US writer of novels, born in Poland. He is known especially for The Painted Bird about his terrible experiences as a Jewish child in World War II, and for Being There, which was made into a film.