Alona Kimhi

Alona Kimhi was born in Lvov, Ukraine, in 1966 and came to Israel with her family in 1972. Following her graduation from the Beit Zvi Academy for Performing Arts, she became a stage and film actress. In 1993, Kimhi started writing plays, lyrics and essays. Since 1996, she has published two novels, a collection of short stories and a book for children. Kimhi has been awarded the ACUM Book of the Year Prize (1996) for I, Anastasia; the Bernstein Prize (1999) for her first novel, Weeping Susannah, the French WIZO Prize (2001) and the Prime Minister`s Prize (2001). In 2004, a film based on a script of hers received the Israel Academy`s Best TV Film Award. Her books have been published in 14 languages.

photo © Osnat Harpaz

Books Published in Hebrew

I, Anastasia (stories), Keter, 1996 [Ani, Anastasia]

Weeping Susannah (novel), Keter, 1999 [Susannah Ha-Bochiah]

Lily La Tigresse (novel), Keter, 2004 [Lily La Tigresse]

Children

Superbabe and the Enchanted Circle Jerusalem, Keter, 2001 [Mushlemet Ve Ha-Maagal Ha-Mechushaf]

Books in Translation

I, Anastasia
English: London/New York,Toby Press, 2000
German: in paperback: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, 2005
French: Paris, Gallimard, 2008
Italian: Rome, Ugo Guanda, forthcoming
Estonian: Talinn, Loomingu Raamatukogu, 2010

Weeping Susannah
Dutch: Amsterdam, Meulenhoff, 2001
French: Paris, Gallimard, 2001; in paperback: Gallimard/Folio, 2003
English: London, Harvill, 2001; New York, Harvill/Farrar Straus, 2002
Italian: Milan, Rizzoli, 2001, Ugo Guanda, 2010
Swedish: Stockholm, Wahlstrom/Widstrand, 2001
Portuguese: Lisbon, Asa, 2002
Finnish: Helsinki, Tammi, 2003
Greek: Athens, Psichogios, 2002
German: Munich, Carl Hanser, 2002; in paperback: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, 2004
Spanish: Barcelona, Galaxia Gutenberg, 2004
Polish: Warsaw, WAB, 2006
Chinese: Hefei, Anhui Literature & Art Pubs, 2008
Turkish: Istanbul, Sistem, 2009

Lily La Tigresse
German: Munich, Carl Hanser, 2006; pback: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, forthcoming
French: Paris, Gallimard, 2006; in paperback: Folio, 2007
Portuguese: Porto, Asa, 2009
Italian: Milan, Ugo Guanda, 2007

Estonian: Talinn, Loominga, forthcoming

Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
Superbabe and the Enchanted Circle (children)
Lily La Tigresse

Last updated: 13.5.2010