Johnston, Jennifer
JOHNSTON, Jennifer
JOHNSTON, Jennifer. Irish, b. 1930. Genres: Novels, Plays/Screenplays. Publications: 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 Nightingale and Not the Lark (play), 1981; The Railway Station Man, 1984; Fool's Sanctuary, 1987; The Invisible Man (play) 1987; Tryptich (play), 1988; O, Ananias, Azarias and Mivael (play), 1989; The Invisible Worm 1991; The Illusionist (monologues), 1995; The Desert Lullaby (play), 1996. Address: Brook Hall, Culmore Rd, Derry BT48 8JE, Northern Ireland.
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BORN: 1880, Dublin, Ireland
DIED: 1964, Torquay, England
NATIONALITY: Irish
GENRE: Drama
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