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Jenny Diski
Diski (standing) with her rescuer and mentor Doris Lessing in 1963
Diski (standing) with her rescuer and mentor Doris Lessing in 1963
BornJennifer Simmonds
(1947-07-08)8 July 1947
London, England
Died28 April 2016(2016-04-28) (aged 68)
OccupationWriter
GenreAutobiography, 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.

  1. ^ Katharine Viner (8 March 2011). "Obituary: Roger Diski". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Jenny Diski". British Council Literature. British Council. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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