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.
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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]
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| Children |
| Superbabe and the Enchanted Circle Jerusalem, Keter, 2001 [Mushlemet Ve Ha-Maagal Ha-Mechushaf] |
Books in Translation |
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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 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, forthcoming 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 Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation Superbabe and the Enchanted Circle (children) Lily La Tigresse Last updated: 14.1.2010 |
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