Jennifer Johnston

Jennifer Johnston
Born(1930-01-12)12 January 1930
Dublin, Ireland
Died25 February 2025(2025-02-25) (aged 95)
Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
OccupationNovelist
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Relatives
  • Shelah Richards (mother)
  • Denis Johnston (father)

Jennifer Johnston (12 January 1930 – 25 February 2025) was an Irish novelist. She was born in Dublin, Ireland. Johnston has 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). Her novel, The Old Jest, was made into a movie called The Dawning.[1] Her other best known novels include: How Many Miles to Babylon?, The Christmas Tree, The Railway Station Man, The Illusionist and Grace and Truth.

Johnston died at a nursing home in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland on 25 February 2025 from problems caused by dementia at the age of 95.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jennifer Johnston - Literature". Literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ↑ White, Jack (26 February 2025). "Writer Jennifer Johnston dies aged 95". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2025.

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