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'''Diane Johnson''' (born 28 April 1934) is an [[United States|American]] born [[novelist]] and [[essayist]] whose [[satirical]] novels often contain American heroines living abroad in contemporary [[France]]. |
'''Diane Johnson''' (born 28 April, 1934) is an [[United States|American]] born [[novelist]] and [[essayist]] whose [[satirical]] novels often contain American heroines living abroad in contemporary [[France]]. |
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Born in [[Moline, |
Born in [[Moline, Illinois]], Johnson's recent books include ''[[Lulu in Marrakech]]'' (2008), ''[[L'Affaire]]'' (2004), ''[[Le Mariage]]'' (2000), and ''[[Le Divorce]]'' (1997) for which she was a [[National Book Award]] finalist and the winner of the [[California Book Awards]] gold medal for fiction. |
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She has been a frequent contributor to ''[[The New York Review of Books]]'' since the mid 1970s. With filmmaker [[Stanley Kubrick]], Johnson co-authored the screenplay to ''[[The Shining ( |
She has been a frequent contributor to ''[[The New York Review of Books]]'' since the mid 1970s. With filmmaker [[Stanley Kubrick]], Johnson co-authored the screenplay to ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' (1980) based on the [[horror fiction|horror]] novel of the same name written by [[Stephen King]]. |
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In 2003 a movie version of her [[comedy of manners]] novel ''[[Le Divorce]]'' was released, directed by [[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]] and starring [[Kate Hudson]] and [[Naomi Watts]]. |
In 2003, a movie version of her [[comedy of manners]] novel ''[[Le Divorce]]'' was released, directed by [[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]] and starring [[Kate Hudson]] and [[Naomi Watts]]. |
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Johnson currently divides her time between homes in [[Paris]] and [[ |
Johnson currently divides her time between homes in [[Paris]] and [[San Francisco]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 01:50, 25 June 2009
Diane Johnson (born 28 April, 1934) is an American born novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often contain American heroines living abroad in contemporary France.
Born in Moline, Illinois, Johnson's recent books include Lulu in Marrakech (2008), L'Affaire (2004), Le Mariage (2000), and Le Divorce (1997) for which she was a National Book Award finalist and the winner of the California Book Awards gold medal for fiction.
She has been a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books since the mid 1970s. With filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, Johnson co-authored the screenplay to The Shining (1980) based on the horror novel of the same name written by Stephen King.
In 2003, a movie version of her comedy of manners novel Le Divorce was released, directed by James Ivory and starring Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts.
Johnson currently divides her time between homes in Paris and San Francisco.
External links
- The Writing Life: By Diane Johnson - washingtonpost.com
- The Dollar's Down. But We're Not Out. By Diane Johnson - washingtonpost.com
- La vraie Française By Diane Johnson - Telegraph
- Diane Johnson at IMDb
- Diane Johnson Collection at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin
- Diane Johnson author page and archive from The New York Review of Books