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Alona Kimhi (Hebrew: אלונה קמחי‎) (born 1966) is an Israeli author and actress. Alona Kimhi was born in Lvov, Ukraine (then in the Soviet Union), in 1966 and emigrated 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. She also wrote the lyrics to many of her partner Izhar Ashdot's songs. In 2009, her novel Weeping Susanna was... MORE

Alona Kimhi (Hebrew: אלונה קמחי‎) (born 1966) is an Israeli author and actress. Alona Kimhi was born in Lvov, Ukraine (then in the Soviet Union), in 1966 and emigrated 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. She also wrote the lyrics to many of her partner Izhar Ashdot's songs. In 2009, her novel Weeping Susanna was dramatized as a miniseries for the Israeli cable TV channel Hot 3. Her books have been published in 14 languages. Books Published in Hebrew Children Books in Translation English: London/New York,Toby Press, 2000 German: in paperback: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, 2005 French: Paris, Gallimard, 2008 Dutch: Amsterdam, Meulenhoff, 2001 French: Paris, Gallimard, 2001; in paperback: Gallimard/Folio, 2003 English: London, Harvill, 2001; New York, Harvill/Farrar Straus, 2002, ISBN 978-1-86046-903-9 Italian: Milan, Rizzoli, 2001 Swedish: Stockholm, Wahlstrom/Widstrand, 2001 Portuguese: Lisbon, Asa, 2002 Finnish: Helsinki, Tammi, LESS