Christine Leunens
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Leunens at the Humanitas Awards, 2020 | |
| Born | 29 December 1964 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | novelist |
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| Education | Victoria University of Wellington (PhD) Harvard University (ALM) |
| Period | 1999–present |
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Christine Leunens (born 29 December 1964) is a New Zealand-Belgian novelist. She is the author of Primordial Soup, A Can of Sunshine, and In Amber's Wake, which have been translated into twenty-five languages. She is best known for her historical novel Caging Skies, which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film Jojo Rabbit.