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Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
May 3, 2024 · Henning Mankell (born February 3, 1948, Stockholm, Sweden—died October 5, 2015, Gothenburg) was a Swedish novelist and playwright best known for his crime writing, especially for a series of novels featuring Kurt Wallander, the chief inspector of Ystad Police Department.
Henning Mankell is more widely known for his Wallander crime series. The novels were so successful that they were made into a Swedish crime TV series. One of the first series produced in 2005 and 2006 was taken directly from the novels while the rest of the storylines were suggested by Henning himself.
Oct 5, 2015 · Henning Mankell, the Swedish novelist and playwright best known for police procedurals that were translated into a score of languages and sold by the millions throughout the world, died...
Oct 5, 2015 · Henning Mankell was an internationally known Swedish crime writer, children's author and playwright. He was best known for his literary character Kurt Wallander. Mankell split his time between Sweden and Mozambique. He was married to Eva Bergman, Swedish director and daughter of Ingmar Bergman.
Book 1. The Pyramid: And Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries. by Henning Mankell. 3.86 · 13,321 Ratings · 894 Reviews · published 1999 · 133 editions. Filling in the missing pieces of the international… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 2. Faceless Killers. by Henning Mankell. 3.76 · 75,275 Ratings · 4,039 Reviews · published 1991 · 228 editions.
Oct 5, 2015 · Henning Mankell, the Swedish author best know for his Wallander crime novels, has died at the age of 67 from the cancer he fought for almost two years. Mankell wrote some 40...
Oct 5, 2015 · The author Henning Mankell, who died Monday at 67 from lung cancer, came up with the idea for Kurt Wallander after he returned to Sweden from Africa in the late 1980s and was shocked by the...
Oct 6, 2015 · Henning Mankell, who has died aged 67, after being diagnosed with cancer last year, established almost single-handedly the global picture of Sweden as a crime writer's ideal dystopia.
Oct 5, 2015 · T he Swedish crime writer behind the Wallander series, Henning Mankell, died on Sunday after suffering from cancer. He was 67. Mankell was a leading figure in the Nordic Noir genre after creating...
