Leah Aini is one of the most distinguished writers in Israel today.  Winner of the 2019 Agnon Award, she has published 22 books to date, including 14 books of fiction, the most acclaimed of which is Rose of Lebanon, which also won the Bialik Award for Literature. Throughout her impressive literary career, Aini has won over 11 major literary awards and her latest novel, The Foreign Legion Child, was shortlisted for the Sapir Prize in 2024. The Agnon Prize judges lauded Aini's diverse and original work, and her ability to cast a fascinating light on life in Israel, moving eloquently from the conventional to the marginalized.