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Christine Leunens is a New Zealand-Belgian novelist and screenwriter. She is best known for her historical novel Caging Skies, which was adapted into the Oscar-winning film Jojo Rabbit by Taika Waititi.
Christine Leunens is a New Zealand author who writes fiction books in various genres, such as fantasy, thriller, and historical. Her website showcases her latest books, such as Amber's Wake, Caging Skies, and Primordial Soup, and provides links to buy them online.
Christine Leunens was born in Hartford, Connecticut to an Italian mother and a Belgian father. As a teenager she moved to Paris, where she had a close relationship with her grand-father, Guillaume Leunens, the Flemish painter and sculptor.
Christine Leunens is a New Zealand-Belgian novelist. Her books include Primordial Soup and Caging Skies , which have been translated into over twenty languages. Caging Skies was the inspiration for the award-winning film Jojo Rabbit.
“Christine Leunens’ novel Caging Skies begins in Austria at the time of its annexation to the German Reich. Narrator Johannes Betzler is [. . .] a boy who innocently embraces the Nazi dream. He becomes a member of the Hitler Youth but soon makes a devastating discovery: his parents are hiding Elsa, a young Jewish woman, behind a false wall ...
Nov 1, 2004 · An avid member of the Hitler Youth in the 1940s, he discovers his parents are hiding a Jewish girl called Elsa behind a false wall in their large house in Vienna. His initial horror turns to interest, then love and obsession.
Christine Leunens is a New Zealand-Belgian novelist. She is the author of Primordial Soup, Caging Skies and A Can of Sunshine, which have been translated in over fifteen languages. Caging Skies has been adapted for film by director Taika Waititi, under the name Jojo Rabbit.
