Chochana Boukhobza

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Chochana Boukhobza

Chochana Boukhobza (Hebrew: בוקובזה שושנה‎, Sfax, March 2, 1959 - ) is an Israeli writer of Tunisian-Jewish descent.^[1] She was born in Sfax, Tunisia and emigrated to Israel at the age of 17. She studied mathematics in Israel.

She is the author of several novels, the first of which Un été à Jérusalem (A Summer in Jerusalem) won the Prix Mediterranée in 1986. Her second novel Le Cri was a finalist for the 1987 Prix Femina. She has also written several screenplays. In 2005, she co-directed a documentary Un billet aller-retour (A Return Ticket) (Barcelona-Paris Films Productions).

References

↑ "Gender, Judaism, and Israel: The Nomadism of Chochana Boukhobza and Jeannette Lander" in Zionism and Revolution in European-Jewish Literature by Laurel Plapp

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Name	Boukhobza, Chochana
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Short description	Writer
Date of birth	March 2, 1959
Place of birth	Sfax, Tunisia
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