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''The Return of the Dancing Master'' is a 2000 novel by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. It was translated into English in 2003 by Laurie Thompson, and won the 2005 Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel, presented by Mystery Ink. The book was a finalist for the ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. The central character of the book is Stefan Lindman, a young police officer with cancer, who investigates the murder of a retired officer. The plot explores the relationship between the German Nazi movement and the Neo-Nazis in modern Sweden. A was produced in 2004 starring Swedish actor Jonas Karlsson as Stefan Lindman. A as well was produced same year, starring actor Tobias Moretti as Lindman and Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was an Austrian-born Swiss actor, who also wrote, directed and produced some of his own films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film ''Judgment at Nurembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Thompson
Laurie Thompson (26 February 1938 – 8 June 2015) was a British academic and translator, noted for his translations of Swedish literature into English. Thompson was born in York, England, and lived in northern Sweden for a few years. He was the editor of '' Swedish Book Review'' between 1983 and 2002, and a lecturer at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the University of Wales, Lampeter. Bibliography *''Quicksand'' by Henning Mankell, 2016 *'' The Man from Beijing'' by Henning Mankell, 2010 *'' Italian Shoes'' by Henning Mankell, 2009 *'' The Mind's Eye by Håkan Nesser, 2008 *'' Kennedy's Brain, by Henning Mankell, 2007 *'' The Return'' by Håkan Nesser, 2007 *''Frozen Tracks'' by Åke Edwardson, 2007 *''Shadows in the Twilight'' by Henning Mankell, 2007 *''Borkmann's Point'' by Håkan Nesser, 2006 *'' The Man Who Smiled'' by Henning Mankell, 2006 *'' Depths'' by Henning Mankell, 2006 *''Playing, Writing, Wrestling'', six Swedish writers, 2006 *''Never End'' by Åke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |