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Henning Mankell |
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3rd February 1948 |
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Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden |
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Henning Mankell (born February 3, 1948) is an internationally known Swedish author of crime fiction and other books, as well as plays. He is best known for the character Kurt Wallander.
Mankell was born in Stockholm, and grew up in the Swedish towns of Sveg (Jämtland) and Borås (Västergötland). He is married to Eva Bergman, the daughter of Ingmar Bergman.
Kurt Wallander series
Kurt Wallander is a fictional police inspector living and working in Ystad, Sweden. In the novels, he solves shocking murders with his colleagues. The novels have an underlying question: What went wrong with the Swedish society? The final book, The Pyramid (short stories) (not yet translated into English), is a collection of short stories about Wallander's past.
Chronologically (English title, English year of publishing, original title, original year):
- Faceless Killers (1997, trans. Steven T Murray), Mördare utan ansikte (1991)
- The Dogs of Riga (2003, trans. Laurie Thompson), Hundarna i Riga (1992)
- The White Lioness (1998, trans. Laurie Thompson), Den vita lejoninnan (1993)
- The Man Who Smiled, Mannen som log (1994, not yet translated)
- Sidetracked (1999, trans. Steven T Murray), Villospår (1995)
- The Fifth Woman (2000, trans. Steven T Murray), Den femte kvinnan (1996)
- One Step Behind (2002, trans. Ebba Segerberg), Steget efter (1997)
- Firewall (2002, trans. Ebba Segerberg), Brandvägg (1998)
- The Pyramid (short stories) (not yet translated), Pyramiden (2000)
The following book is not quite a Kurt Wallander book, but it is close (its protagonist is Kurt's daughter, Linda, a police cadet, and Kurt himself is a major supporting character):
- Before the Frost (2005, trans. Ebba Segerberg), Innan frosten (2002)
Other books
- Sandmålaren (1974)
- Vettvillingen (1977)
- Apelsinträdet (1983)
- Skuggorna växer i skymningen (1991)
- Katten som älskade regn (1992)
- Secrets in the Fire (1995, trans. Anne Connie Stuksrud)
- Comédia Infantil (1995)
- Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng (1996)
- Vindens son (2000)
- The Return of the Dancing Master (2000, trans. Laurie Thompson)
- Tea-Bag (2001)
- Depth (2004)
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