Joanne Harris
Joanne Harris
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris, MBEis an English author, best known for her award-winning novel Chocolat which was later turned into a successful film. The film adaption was released in 2000, directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin and Johnny Depp. It was nominated for 8 BAFTAS and 5 Oscars...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth3 July 1964
constantly life myriad people position putting using
When I write, I'm constantly putting myself in the position of someone else as I write using myriad voices; I think that's a life skill all people should learn.
cities people constant
I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.
hero past people
My heroes and heroines are often unlikely people who are dragged into situations without meaning to become involved, or people with a past that has never quite left them. They are often isolated, introspective people, often confrontational or anarchic in some way, often damaged or secretly unhappy or incomplete.
character people looks
Places have their own characters. . . . But the people begin to look the same.
people fascinated
I am fascinated by how people eat and what it reveals about them.
book people causes
I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.
mean people psychological
People reveal so much of their mental processes online, simply because the psychological effect of anonymity just means that a whole raft of inhibitions are left alone when people log on.
dog thinking people
Guilleaume left La Praline with a small bag of florentines in his pocket; before he had turned the corner of avenue des Francs Bourgeois I saw him stoop to offer one to the dog. A pat, a bark, a wagging of the short stubby tail. As I said, some people never have to think about giving.
people waiting sitting
Some people spend the whole of their lives sitting waiting for one train, only to find that they never even made it to the station.
contact normal tend
I tend to write about more than one generation because as a child I had contact with more than one generation; it was normal to be around older people.
bad care golf money teacher year
I was a very bad accountant; I didn't care about money, golf or discovering fraud. After about a year I was sacked; then I went into teacher training.
areas easier instead interest life technology
Some areas of technology really don't interest me at all, but I welcome anything that makes life easier instead of harder.
given honestly precious proper refuse respect work
No one should be so precious as to refuse criticism of their work. But to respect an opinion, we have to know that it was given honestly and with proper thought.
french whereas
I have an English identity and a French identity. When I'm in France, I'm more outgoing. And the French part of me cooks, whereas the English part of me writes.