Jennifer Johnston

Jennifer Johnston (Dublino, 12 gennaio 1930) è una scrittrice irlandese, vincitrice del Whitbread Book Awards per The Old Jest nel 1979, e selezionata per il Booker Prize nel 1977.

The Old Jest, un romanzo sulla guerra di Indipendenza Irlandese, fu poi ridotto nel film The Dawning, con Anthony Hopkins, prodotto da Sarah Lawson e diretto da Robert Knights.

Biografia

Nata a Dublino dall'attrice e regista Shelah Richards e dal commediografo Denis Johnston, è cugina dell'attrice Geraldine Fitzgerald. Ha studiato al Trinity College Dublin e vive attualmente a Derry, in Irlanda del Nord. Fu battezzata presso la Chiesa d'Irlanda e molti dei suoi romanzi trattano delle problematiche della Chiesa stessa nel XX secolo. È membro di Aosdána, associazione irlandese di personalità che hanno raggiunto particolari distinzioni nell'ambito delle arti.

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Premio letterario Giuseppe Acerbi.

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