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Diane Johnson


Born
in Moline, Illinois, The United States
April 28, 1934

Genre
Literature & Fiction


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

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Average rating: 3.38 · 18,598 ratings · 2,300 reviews · 128 distinct works • Similar authors
Le Divorce
2.97 avg rating — 4,917 ratings — published 1996 — 40 editions
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Lorna Mott Comes Home
3.32 avg rating — 1,295 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions
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Le Mariage
3.10 avg rating — 1,292 ratings — published 2000 — 28 editions
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L'Affaire
2.95 avg rating — 953 ratings — published 2003 — 22 editions
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Lulu in Marrakech
2.59 avg rating — 991 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions
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Persian Nights
3.38 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 1996 — 11 editions
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Flyover Lives: A Memoir
2.85 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2014 — 16 editions
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Into a Paris Quartier: Rein...
3.45 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions
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The Shadow Knows
3.45 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 1974 — 14 editions
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The True History of the Fir...
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“Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow.”
― Diane Johnson
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“Men are generally more law-abiding than women. Women have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them. ”
― Diane Johnson
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“It didn't seem fair that you could not prevent being the object of other people's emotions, you were not safe from their hate--or from their love, for that matter. You were never safe from being invaded by their feelings when you wanted only to be rid of them, free, off, away.”
― Diane Johnson
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