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    Shani Boian­jiu

    Shani Boian­jiu was born in Jer­sualem in 1987. She served in the Israeli Defense Forces for two years. Her fic­tion has appeared inThe New York­er, Vice mag­a­zine and Zoetrope: All Sto­ry. Shani is the youngest recip­i­ent ever of the Nation­al Book Foundation’s 5 under 35, and The Peo­ple of For­ev­er are Not Afraid is her first nov­el. She lives in Israel.

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    Essay

    Shani Boian­jiu on Writ­ing For­ev­er Stories

    We prompt­ed this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about ​“how they came to write their book.” Over the next sev­er­al weeks, we’ll share their respons­es. Today, Shani…
    Shani Boian­jiu
    May 9, 2013
    Essay

    The War of Narratives

    Ear­li­er this week, Shani Boian­jiu explored the book of Jon­ah and writ­ing her debut nov­el in a for­eign lan­guage. She has been blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish…
    Shani Boian­jiu
    September 14, 2012
    Essay

    Writ­ing in a For­eign Language

    Ear­li­er this week, Shani Boian­jiu explored the book of Jon­ah. She will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.I was born and…
    Shani Boian­jiu
    September 12, 2012
    Essay

    The Book of Jonah

    Shani Boian­jiu
    September 10, 2012
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    The Peo­ple of For­ev­er Are Not Afraid
    Shani Boian­jiu
    Interview

    Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Shani Boianjiu

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterOver the next sev­er­al weeks, we’ll be intro­duc­ing you to the five fic­tion final­ists for this year’s Sami Rohr Prize for Jew­ish…
    Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
    March 18, 2013

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