Jenny Diski | |
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 Diski (standing) with her rescuer and mentor Doris Lessing in 1963 | |
| Born | Jennifer Simmonds 8 July 1947 London, England |
| Died | 28 April 2016 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Autobiography, fiction, non-fiction, travel |
Jenny Diski FRSL (née Simmonds;[1] 8 July 1947 – 28 April 2016) was an English writer. She had a troubled childhood, but was taken in and mentored by the novelist Doris Lessing; she lived in Lessing's house for four years. Diski was educated at University College London, and worked as a teacher during the 1970s and early 1980s.[2]
Diski was a regular contributor to the London Review of Books; the collections Don't and A View from the Bed include articles and essays written for the publication. She won the 2003 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking around America With Interruptions.
- ^ Katharine Viner (8 March 2011). "Obituary: Roger Diski". The Guardian.
- ^ "Jenny Diski". British Council Literature. British Council. Retrieved 26 January 2016.