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Daniel Katz


Born
in Helsinki, Finland
November 25, 1938

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Daniel Katz (born 1938 in Helsinki) is a Jewish-Finnish writer.

He is a graduate of the University of Helsinki in the Humanities. He worked as a Jewish history teacher at the Jewish School in Helsinki, and in Haifa Israel as a driller on subway construction.

He writes in Finnish. His first commercially successful novel, Kun isoisä Suomeen hiihti (When Grandfather Skied to Finland), is a humorous description of Katz's family history and Finland's entry into World War II. As an ethnic minority writer, Katz has written as an outsider regarding life in Finland. He has been awarded and been a finalist for the J. H. Erkko Award (debut novel), Runeberg Prize and others.

Katz has four children, including Dunja Katz and the musician Kalle Katz. He live
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Average rating: 3.43 · 527 ratings · 46 reviews · 80 distinct works
Kun isoisä Suomeen hiihti

3.35 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 1969 — 18 editions
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The Social Psychology of Or...

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Laituri matkalla mereen

3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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Berberileijonan rakkaus ja ...

3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008
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Saksalainen sikakoira

3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions
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The Poetry of Jack Spicer

4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions
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Orvar Kleinin kuolema

3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions
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Córki pana Lota

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Mikko Papirossin taivaallin...

3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions
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Zákony Anttiho Keplera

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3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions
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