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Sample of authors
Jansson, Anna
The Swedish crime writer Anna Jansson was born in Visby on the island of Gotland. In 1979, she moved to Örebro where she attended nursing college. She has recounted that she couldn’t stand the sight of blood, so for the next twenty-five years she worked in the hospital’s lung department. She still lives in Örebro, although she spent a great deal of time writing in nearby Vintrosa and she has a sec...
Literary figures
David Small
Gender: Male
He is a rabbi in a conservative Jewish congregation in Barnard’s Crossing, a Boston suburb. David Small, created by Harry Kemelman, is a short man with an ordinary appearance and who often wears creased clothes. He is married to Miriam and has two sons, Jonathan and Hepsibah. He is also an original amateur detective who bases his logical reasoning on the religious writings of the Talmud.