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Diane Johnson (born Diane Lain, April 28, 1934), 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.
Apr 24, 2024 · Diane Johnson (born April 28, 1934, Moline, Illinois, U.S.) is an American writer and academic who first garnered attention for worldly and satiric novels set in California that portrayed contemporary women in crisis.
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Diane Johnson is an American born novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often contain American heroines living abroad in contemporary France.
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Diane Johnson has 110 books on Goodreads with 51442 ratings. Diane Johnson’s most popular book is Le Divorce.
Jun 24, 2021 · Diane Johnson Wishes More Authors Would Write About Friendship. Share full article. Rebecca Clarke. Published June 24, 2021 Updated June 28, 2021. “That’s a neglected, important part of life,”...
Mar 1, 1996 · Diane Johnson. “Funny, incisive, frightening and eminently skillful."—. New York Times. The year is 1978, the tumultuous period leading up to the Iranian Revolution. While visiting Iran with her husband, Chloe Fowler is left to travel alone after he is summoned home.
Jun 28, 2021 · A review of the novelist and critic Diane Johnson's latest book, Lorna Mott Comes Home, and her previous works. The reviewer praises Johnson's interest in "lesser" lives and her witty prose, but criticizes her latest novel for being too cluttered and confused.
