Jennifer Johnston Quotes


I think I have got a very good sense of humour; other people don't, but I do. I also laugh at my own jokes.


Citations

Johnston, Jennifer. "My Secret Life: Jennifer Johnston, novelist, 79." The Independent, 20 Mar. 2009.

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  • Born: January 12, 1930
  • Nationality: Irish
  • Profession: Novelist

Jennifer Johnston is an Irish novelist. She 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). 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.