Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1979) Winner
Jennifer Johnston
ジェニファー・ジョンストン
Jenifā Jonsuton
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-01-12 （Dublin）
- Died
- 2025-02-25 （Dún Laoghaire） age 95
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of Ireland
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland → Derry, Ireland → Dublin, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright
- Active Years
- 1972-2015
- Affiliations
- Aosdána
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Honorary Fellow of Trinity College Dublin
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (Shadows on our Skin, 1977)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College Dublin | — | Literature | 古今文学の学位 | — | Ireland |
Trinity College Dublin
Literature
Degree:
古今文学の学位
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
Ireland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Whitbread Book Award | The Old Jest | — | Whitbread | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Authors' Club First Novel Award | The Captains and the Kings | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Irish PEN Award | — | — | Irish PEN | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Irish Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Irish Book Awards | 受賞 |
Whitbread Book Award
1979
Work:
The Old Jest
Organization:
Whitbread
Result:
受賞
Authors' Club First Novel Award
1973
Work:
The Captains and the Kings
Result:
受賞
Irish PEN Award
2006
Organization:
Irish PEN
Result:
受賞
Irish Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
2012
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2012) Lifetime Achievement Award
Works
Major Works
The Old Jest
1979 Historical FictionA novel about the Irish War of Independence.
IdentityFamily
Adaptations
- [Film] The Dawning / Robert Knights (1991)
How Many Miles to Babylon?
1974 War NovelStory of an Irish aristocrat's son during World War I.
Class differenceFriendship
The Captains and the Kings
1972 NovelDebut novel.
Anglo-Irish
Bibliography
- The Captains and the Kings (1972)
- The Gates (1973)
- How Many Miles to Babylon? (1974)
- Shadows on Our Skin (1977)
- The Old Jest (1979)
- The Christmas Tree (1981)
- The Railway Station Man (1984)
- Fool's Sanctuary (1987)
- The Invisible Worm (1991)
- The Illusionist (1995)
- Two Moons (1998)
- The Gingerbread Woman (2000)
- This is not a Novel (2002)
- Grace and Truth (2005)
- Foolish Mortals (2007)
- Truth or Fiction (2009)
- Shadow Story (2012)
- A Sixpenny Song (2013)
- Naming the Stars (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and razor-sharp proseProtestant Anglo-Irish perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- Tumultuous 20th-century Irish lifeLoss of identityFamily connections
Health
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Dementia晩年Affected her later years, died in 2025.
Legacy
Celebrated Irish novelist and playwright who examined identity, family, and 20th-century Irish life.
In Popular Culture
- Related to actresses Geraldine Fitzgerald, Susan Fitzgerald, Tara Fitzgerald.
Quotes
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'Throughout her many novels and plays, provided a deep and meaningful examination of the nature and limitations of identity, family and personal connections throughout the tumultuous events of 20th century Irish life.'
Source: Tribute by President Michael D. Higgins (2025)
Trivia
- Daughter of actress Shelah Richards and playwright Denis Johnston.
- Married twice, four children.
- Member of Aosdána.