The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird (Der Gemalte Vogel) is a controversial 1965 novel by Jerzy KosiĆski which describes the world as seen by a young boy, "considered a Gypsy or Jewish stray," who wanders about small towns scattered around Eastern Europe during World War II.
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“I, in my brand new body,
which was not a womans yet,
told the stars my questions
and thought God could really see
the heat and the painted light,
elbows, knees, dreams, goodnight.”
—Anne Sexton (19281974)