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Diane Johnson (born April 28, 1934) is an American-born novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often feature American heroines living abroad in contemporary France. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel ''Persian Nights'' in 1988. Born in Moline, Illinois, Johnson's recent books include ''Lulu in Marrakech'' (2008), ''L'Affaire'' (2003), ''Le Mariage'' (2000), and ''Le Divorce'' (1997), for which she was a National Book Award finalist and the winner of the California Book Award gold medal for fiction. Her memoir ''Flyover Lives'' was released in January 2014. 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 by Stephen King. In 2003, ''Le Divorce'', a film adaptation of her comedy of manners novel of the same name, was released. It was directed by James Ivory and starred 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 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'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diane Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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