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Rönkä, Matti
The Finnish journalist and novelist Matti Rönkä was born and raised in Kuusjärvi – today part of Outokumpu– near the Russian border in northern Karelia. He later moved to Helsinki where he attended the Helsingin Sanomat school for journalism. In 1989, he was awarded a degree in social studies at the University of Helsinki. In 1990, he was employed at the state television company YLE where he worke...
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.