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Diane Johnson (born Diane Lain, April 28, 1934), is an American novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often feature American heroines living in contemporary France. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Persian Nights in 1988.
Apr 24, 2024 · Diane Johnson (born April 28, 1934, Moline, Illinois, U.S.) American writer and academic who first garnered attention for worldly and satiric novels set in California that portrayed contemporary women in crisis.
Diane Johnson is an American born novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often contain American heroines living abroad in contemporary France.
Diane Johnson has 110 books on Goodreads with 51442 ratings. Diane Johnson’s most popular book is Le Divorce.
Diane Johnson is an American author, essayist and screenwriter best known for movie audiences as Stanley Kubrick's writing partner in Stephen King's adaptation of The Shining (1980), which became a horror classic over the years with plenty of memorable moments and unforgettable lines.
Jun 28, 2021 · “We know a lesser life does not seem lesser to the person who leads one,” wrote the novelist and critic Diane Johnson in 1972. “His life is very real to him; he is not a minor figure in it.” This...
Diane Johnson is a writer whose works bridge the gap between literary and popular fiction. Born Diane Lain in Moline, Illinois, she lived in the same house throughout her childhood.
Jan 1, 2001 · Diane Johnson. 3.44. 221 ratings27 reviews. The anonymous heroine, N, is a young woman who has broken free of a constricting marriage and is struggling to raise four children alone in a housing project.
Jul 11, 2021 · At 87, Diane Johnson shows no signs of slowing down. She’s just published her 11 th novel, Lorna Mott Comes Home (Knopf, June 29), and if you’ve read Le Divorce, Le Mariage, and L’Affaire, you’ll have guessed that Lorna is leaving France to move back to California.
Jan 31, 2014 · Diane Johnson often writes about American heroines living in France, but when she began her memoir, she found herself drawn back to her native ground in America's heartland.
