Sheehy, Gail, "The Psychological Novelist as Portable Man," in Psychology Today, December 11, 1977, pp. 126, 128, 130.

Sheehy explores the novel's psychological themes
and includes an interview with Kosinski.

Sloan, James Park, Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography, Dutton, 1996.

Sloan provides details of Kosinski's life that parallel
the boy's experiences in the novel.

Teicholz, Tom, ed., Conversations with Jerzy Kosinski, University Press of Mississippi, 1993.

In this collection of interviews, Kosinski talks about
his life in Poland, the themes in his novels, and his
writing style.