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One of Kosiński's most significant works is Being There ( 1971 ), a satiric look at the unreality of America's media culture.

It is the story of Chance the gardener, a man without many defining qualities who emerges from nowhere and suddenly becomes the heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon and a presidential policy adviser.

His simple and straightforward responses to popular concerns are praised as visionary despite no one really understanding what he is really saying.

Many questions surround his mysterious origins, and filling in the blanks in his background proves impossible.