Christine Leunens

New Zealand-Belgian novelist

Christine Leunens (born 29 December 1964) is a New Zealand-Belgian author. She wrote the novels Primordial Soup (1999), Caging Skies (2008) and A Can of Sunshine (2013). The movie Jojo Rabbit (2019), directed by Taika Waititi, was based on Caging Skies. Waititi won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie.

Leunens in 2020

Leunens was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Her mother is Italian and her father is Belgian. She's lived mostly in Europe and New Zealand. She is a citizen of both New Zealand and Belgium.[1] She is married and has three children.

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  1. "Leunens, Christine". Read NZ Te Pou Muramura. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

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