Jennifer Johnston is an award-winning Irish novelist educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Her novel "The Old Jest" examines Irish history and the changing perspectives of the young and old through the story of a young woman whose beliefs are questioned by a man who notes that her grandfather was also a killer as a soldier of the British Empire. The novel provides a thoughtful look at Irish history and the changes both externally imposed and internally created that people experience over time.

1. THE OLD JEST
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2. Brief summary about the
person who wrote the book:
Born in Dublin, İreland,
Jennifer Johnston is an award
- winning novelist. She was
educated at Trinity College,
Dublin. She has won a number
of awards including the Costa
novel award and the Whitbread
book award, and a lifetime
achievement from the İrish
book awards. She has also been
nominated for the booker prize.

3. He calls into question everything she’s been taught to believe:
“After all,” he said gently, “Your grandfather was a killer too, and no one
makes sarcastic remarks at him for that. Not at all. They gave him
medals and a pension, He wasn’t even willing to defend his own
fatherland, indeed the very opposite. He was taking other people’s land
away from them. Creating an Empire for a little old lady with a thing
like a tea cozy on her head.”

4. The young view the chasm as vast, whilst the old view the
chasm as a mere dimple of years. It is also about changing,
that which we create ourselves and that which is foisted upon
us.
“The old jest” puts a human face on Irish history. Written
simply about a simpler time – turned tumultuous, “The old
jest” is a thoughtful and ageless novel written by a master of
prose.

5. 1) slightly – not considerably, to be a small degree
2) arrangement – a plan for how something will happen
3) insist – demand something forcefully
4) blush - to become pink in the face, usually from embarrassment
5) nod - a movement up and down with the head
6) pretend - to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not
7) disturb - to cause someone to be worried
8) persuade – to cause people to do something
9) cushion – pillow
10) desperate – hopeless
11) tidy – accurate

6. 12) lounge - a room in a hotel airport, theatre, etc. where people can relax or wait
13) traitor - a person who is not loyal to their own country, social class, beliefs...
14) inspect – to check
15) rebel - mutinous
16) lorry - truck
17) faith – a particular religion
18) odd – strange
19) informer - a person who gives information in secret, especially to the police
20) confident - being certain of your abilities
21) grin - a wide smile
22) tramp - vagrant
23) fellow – co-worker

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8. The roots of education
are bitter, but the fruit
is sweet.
“Aristotle”

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