The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird (Der Gemalte Vogel) is a controversial 1965 novel by Jerzy KosiƄski 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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    Came to Ajanta cave, the painted space of the breast,
    the real world where everything is complete,
    there are no shadows, the forms of incompleteness,
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    the shoulders turn and every gift is made.
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