Jennifer Johnston

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. 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.

References

Other websites
 "Jennifer Johnston's Works", provides a decidedly pejorative view of Johnston's works
 Jennifer Johnston (1930- ) 
 Jennifer Johnston on Amazon.com

Category:1930 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Irish novelists
Category:Writers from Dublin
Category:Deaths from dementia