This book has been called “the most cruel work of our time.” The worst thing about this book is that the reader looks at all the nightmares of war through the eyes of a six-year-old child. Kosinski himself (1933 – 1991) received the most prestigious award for it in France as the best foreign author. For many years he, a Polish emigrant, headed the American PEN Club. And when a scandal arose and he was accused of exploiting “literary slaves,” Kosinski committed suicide in a way that he had described long before in his terrible books...