name: Diane Johnson
birth_date: 1934-04-28 00:00:00
genres: Literature & Fiction
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about: Diane Johnson 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.In addition to her literary works, she is also known for writing the screenplay of the 1980 film The Shining together with its director and producer  Stanley Kubrick. Diane Johnson 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.In addition to her literary works, she is also known for writing the screenplay of the 1980 film The Shining together with its director and producer  Stanley Kubrick. ...more