Ko ‧ sin ‧ ski, Jer ‧ zy /kəˈzɪnski, ˈdʒɜːzi $ ˈdʒɜːr-/ BrE AmE
(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.