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Jennifer Johnston
AuthorBooks · Second hand1930-2025
Jennifer Prudence Johnston was an Irish novelist. She won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). The Old Jest, a novel about the Irish War of Independence, was later made into a film called The Dawning, starring Anthony Hopkins, produced by Sarah Lawson and directed by Robert Knights.
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About Jennifer Johnston
Birth
1930
Death
2025
Jennifer Prudence Johnston was an Irish novelist. She won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). The Old Jest, a novel about the Irish War of Independence, was later made into a film called The Dawning, starring Anthony Hopkins, produced by Sarah Lawson and directed by Robert Knights.
Born in Dublin in 1930, Jennifer Johnston became one of the most prominent voices in Irish literature.
Throughout her prolific career, she wrote a total of 51 works that explore the complexity of the human condition.
Her most acclaimed novel, How many miles to Babylon?, is an essential reference in contemporary Irish fiction.
Her writing is characterized by delving into universal themes, always with a perspective deeply rooted in her native Ireland.
After a life dedicated to letters, the author passed away in February 2025, leaving behind a valuable literary legacy.
