Henning Georg Mankell (; 3February 19485October 2015) was a Swedish

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, and

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, best known for a series of

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starring his most noted creation, Inspector

Kurt Wallander Kurt Wallander () is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, south-east of the city of Malm ...

. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. He was a left-wing

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and activist. In his books and plays he constantly highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad. In 2010, Mankell was on board one of the ships in the

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that was boarded by Israeli commandos. He was below deck on the

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when nine civilians were killed in international waters. Mankell shared his time between Sweden and countries in Africa, mostly Mozambique where he started a theatre. He made considerable donations to charity organizations, mostly connected to Africa.

Life and career

Mankell's grandfather, also named

Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell (; 3February 19485October 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 ...

, lived from 1868 to 1930 and was a composer. Mankell was born in

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, Sweden in 1948. His father Ivar was a lawyer who divorced his mother when Mankell was one year old. He and an older sister lived with his father for most of their childhood. The family first lived in

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in northern Sweden, where Mankell's father was a district judge. In the biography on Mankell's website, he describes this time when they lived in a flat above the court as one of the happiest in his life. In

, a museum was built in his honour during his lifetime. Later, when Mankell was thirteen, the family moved to

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on the Swedish west coast near

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. After three years he dropped out of school and went to

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when he was 16. Shortly afterwards he joined the merchant marine, working on a

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and he "loved the ship's decent hard-working community". In 1966, he returned to Paris to become a writer. He took part in the student uprising of 1968. He later returned to work as a stagehand in Stockholm. At the age of 20, he had already started as author at

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in Stockholm. In the following years he collaborated with several theatres in Sweden. His first play, ''The Amusement Park'' dealt with Swedish colonialism in South America. In 1973, he published ''The Stone Blaster'', a novel about the

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. He used the proceeds from the novel to travel to Guinea-Bissau. Africa would later become a second home to him, and he spent a big part of his life there. When his success as a writer made it possible, he founded and ran a theatre in Mozambique. From 1991 to 2013, Mankell wrote the books which made him famous worldwide, the Kurt Wallender mystery novels. Wallender was a fictional detective living in Ystad in southern Sweden, who supervised a squad of detectives in solving murders, some of which were bizarre. As they worked to catch a killer who had to be stopped before he could kill again, the team often worked late into the nights in a heightened atmosphere of tension and crisis. Wallender's thoughts and worries about his daughter, his health, his lack of friends and a social life, his worries about Swedish society, shared his mental life with his many concerns and worries about the case he was working. There were ten books in the series. They were translated into many languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. The series gave Mankell the freedom and wherewithal to pursue other projects which interested him. After living in Zambia and other African countries, Mankell was invited from 1986 onward to become the artistic director of Teatro Avenida in

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, Mozambique. He subsequently spent extended periods in Maputo working with the theatre and as a writer. He built his own publishing house, ''Leopard Förlag'', in order to support young talented writers from Africa and Sweden. His novel ''

Chronicler of the Winds ''Chronicler of the Winds'' (Original title: ') is a novel written by Henning Mankell in Swedish in 1995. The story is set in an unnamed port city in Africa which resembles Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, where the author often lived and worked ...

'', published in Sweden as ''Comédie infantil'' in 1995, reflects African problems and is based on African

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. On 12June 2008, he was awarded an

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from the

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"in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience". Around 2008, Mankell developed two original stories for the German police series ''

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''. Actor

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, who portrays Inspector Klaus Borowski, had asked Mankell to contribute to the show when they were promoting ''

The Man from Beijing ''The Man from Beijing'' is a novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell first published in Swedish on 20 May 2008 under the title (''The Chinese''). The English translation by Laurie Thompson was published in the UK on 10 January 2010, and in the ...

'' audiobook, a project that Milberg had worked on. The episodes were scheduled to broadcast in Germany in 2010. In 2010, Mankell was set to work on a screenplay for

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about his father-in-law, movie and theatre director

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, on a series produced in four one-hour episodes. Mankell pitched the project to Sveriges Television and production was planned for 2011. At the time of his death, Mankell had written over 40 novels that had sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

Personal life

Mankell was married four times and had four sons, Thomas, Marius, Morten and Jon, by different relationships. In 1998 he married

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, daughter of film director

Death

In January 2014, Mankell announced that he had been diagnosed with

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and

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. In May 2014, he reported that treatments had worked well and he was getting better. He wrote a series of articles inspired by his wife Eva, describing his situation, how it felt to be diagnosed, how it felt to be supported, how it felt to wait, and after his first chemotherapy at

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about the importance of cancer research. Three weeks before his death he wrote about what happens to people's identity when they are stricken by a serious illness. His last post was published posthumously 6 October. On 5October 2015, Mankell died at the age of 67, almost two years after having been diagnosed.

Political views

In his youth Mankell was a left-wing political activist and participated in the

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in Sweden, protesting against, among other things, the

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, the

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, and the

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regime in South Africa. Furthermore, he got involved with ''

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'' which focused on cultural policy studies. In the 1970s, Mankell moved from Sweden to Norway and lived with a Norwegian woman who was a member of the

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Workers' Communist Party. He took an active part in their activities but did not join the party. In 2002, Mankell gave financial support by buying stocks for 50,000

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in the Norwegian left-wing newspaper ''

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''. In 2009, Mankell was a guest at the

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. He said he had seen "repetition of the despicable apartheid system that once treated Africans and coloured as second-class citizens in their own country". He found a resemblance between the

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and the

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: "The wall that is currently dividing the country will prevent future attacks, in short term. In the end, it will face the same destiny as the wall that once divided Berlin did." Considering the environment the Palestinian people live in, he continued: "Is it strange that some of them in pure desperation, when they cannot see any other way out, decide to become suicide bombers? Not really? Maybe it is strange that there are not more of them." Mankell stated in an interview with ''

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'' that he did not support

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. In Mankell's opinion the state of Israel should not have a future as a

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and this "will not be the end of the historical occupation". He said he did not encounter antisemitism during his journey, just "hatred against the occupants that is completely normal and understandable", and said that "to keep these two things separate is crucial".

Gaza flotilla

In 2010, Henning Mankell was on board the ''MS Sofia'', one of the boats which took part in the flotilla which tried to break the Israeli embargo of the Gaza strip. Following the

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' boarding of the flotilla on the morning of 31May 2010, Mankell was deported to Sweden. He subsequently called for global sanctions against Israel. In 2010 it was reported that he was considering halting

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translations of his books. In June 2011, Mankell stated in an article in the Israeli newspaper ''

'' that he had never considered preventing his books from being translated into Hebrew, and that unidentified persons had stolen his identity to make this false claim. Mankell was supposed to be one of twenty Swedish participants in "

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" which never took place. It was originally scheduled to sail to Gaza in June 2011.

Charity and legacy

In 2007, Henning Mankell donated 15 million Swedish crowns (about 1.5 million

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s) to

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for a children's village in

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in western Mozambique. Mankell donated vast amounts of money to charitable organizations such as SOS Children's Villages and Hand in Hand, a collection of independent organizations. In the 1980s, Mankell visited United Nations refugee camps in Mozambique and later accompanied UN High Commissioner

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to refugee camps in South Africa. In 2013, he visited Congolese refugees in Uganda. He wrote on the plight of refugees and after his death his website asked for donations in his name to the UN Commission on Refugees. The theme for short stories submitted to the inaugural Festival Fim do Caminho Literary Prize, "Crime in Mozambique", was chosen in homage to Mankell.

Works

Wallander series

is a

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police

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living and working in

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. In the novels, he solves shocking murders with his colleagues. The novels have an underlying question: "What went wrong with Swedish society?" The series has won many awards, including the German Crime Prize and the British 2001

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for ''Sidetracked'' (

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). The ninth book, ''The Pyramid'' (

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), is a prequel about Wallander's past, covering the time until just before the start of ''

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'' (

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). It includes a collection of five novellas: *''Wallander's First Case'' *''The Man with the Mask'' *''The Man on the Beach'' *''The Death of the Photographer'' *''The Pyramid'' Ten years after ''The Pyramid'', Mankell published another Wallander novel, ''

The Troubled Man ''The Troubled Man'' (Swedish: ''Den orolige mannen'') is a crime fiction novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, featuring police inspector Kurt Wallander. It is the twelfth and final novel in the Wallander series. The pace of ''The Troubled Man' ...

'' (

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), which he said would definitely be the last in the series.Wroe, Nicholas (20 February 2010)
"A Life in writing: Henning Mankell"
''The Guardian''. Linda is the daughter of Kurt Wallander, who follows in his footsteps as a police officer. Mankell began an intended trilogy of novels with her as the protagonist. However, following the suicide of

Johanna Sällström Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (30 December 1974 – 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in '' Wallander''. She worked as an actress for more than 15 years, before her death in 200 ...

, the actress playing the character at the time in the Swedish TV series, Mankell was so distraught that he decided to abandon the series after only the first novel.

Bibliography

Crime fiction

Wallander series

# ''Mördare utan ansikte'' (1991; English translation by

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: ''

'', 1997) # ''Hundarna i Riga ''(1992; English translation by

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 t ...

: ''

The Dogs of Riga ''The Dogs of Riga'' ( sv, Hundarna i Riga) is a Swedish detective mystery by Henning Mankell, set in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is the second book of the Kurt Wallander series, and was translated into English by Laurie Thompson. The book ...

'', 2001) # ''Den vita lejoninnan ''(1993; English translation by

: ''

The White Lioness ''The White Lioness'' (Original: ''Den vita lejoninnan'') is a crime novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell, the third in the Inspector Wallander series. Synopsis The story itself takes place in 1992. The plot follows two parallel patterns, on ...

'', 1998) # ''Mannen som log ''(1994; English translation by

: ''

The Man Who Smiled ''The Man Who Smiled'' (original: ''Mannen som log'') is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Henning Mankell, and is the fourth in the Inspector Wallander series, although the English translations have not been published in chronological order. Syno ...

'', 2005) # ''Villospår ''(1995; English translation by

: '' Sidetracked'', 1999) Gold Dagger 2001 # ''Fotografens död'' (1996; English translation included in ''The Pyramid'' as ''The Death of the Photographer'') # ''Den femte kvinnan ''(1996; English translation by

: ''

The Fifth Woman ''The Fifth Woman'' (original: ''Den femte kvinnan''; 1996) is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the sixth in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series. Synopsis A sadistic serial killer has been preying on men, beginning with a r ...

'', 2000) # ''Steget efter ''(1997; English translation by

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: '' One Step Behind'', 2002) # ''Brandvägg ''(1998; English translation by

: ''Firewall'', 2002) # ''Pyramiden'' (1999; short stories; English translation by

with

: ''

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'', 2008) # ''Mannen på stranden'' (2000; included in ''

'' as ''The Man on the Beach)'' # ''Handen'' (2004; novella; originally published in Dutch (2004) as ''Het Graf'' (''The Grave''). Published in Swedish, 2013. English translation by

: ''An Event in Autumn'', 2014) # ''Den orolige mannen '' (2009; English translation by

: ''

'', 2011)

Linda Wallander

*''Innan frosten '' (2002; English translation by

: ''

Before the Frost ''Before the Frost'' (''Innan Frosten'', 2002) is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Henning Mankell. The protagonist is Linda Wallander, daughter of Inspector Wallander. The book was to be the first in a three-book series with Linda as the main ...

'', 2005)

Other crime novels

*''Danslärarens återkomst'' (2000; English translation by

: ''

The Return of the Dancing Master ''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 b ...

'', 2004) *''Kennedys hjärna'' (2005; English translation by

: ''

Kennedy's Brain ''Kennedy's Brain'' is a novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell, that was originally published in the Swedish language in 2005. The English translation by Laurie Thompson was published in September, 2007. With some elements similar to those of J ...

'', 2007, U.S. release) *''Kinesen'' (2007; English translation by

: ''

'', 2010)

Other fiction

*''Bergsprängaren'' (1973); English translation by George Goulding: ''The Rock Blaster'', (2020) *''Vettvillingen'' (1977) *''Fångvårdskolonin som försvann'' (1979) *' (1980) *' (1981) *'' Daisy Sisters'' (1982) *' (1984) *''Leopardens öga'' (1990); English translation by

: '' The Eye of the Leopard'', (2008) *''Comédia infantil'' (1995); English translation by

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: ''

'', (2006) *''Vindens son'' (2000); English translation by Steven T. Murray: ''

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'' (2010) *'' Tea-Bag'' (2001) English translation by Ebba Segerberg: ''

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'' (2012) *''Djup'' (2004); English translation by

: '' Depths'', (2006) *''Italienska skor'' (2006); English translation by Laurie Thompson: '' Italian Shoes'' (2009) *''Minnet av en smutsig ängel'' (2011); English translation by Laurie Thompson: ''A Treacherous Paradise'', (2013) *''Svenska gummistövlar'' (2015); English translation by Marlaine Delargy: ''After the Fire'', (2017)

Essays

*''Kvicksand'' (2014) part memoir, part collection of essays, English translation by Laurie Thompson: ''Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being''

Children's books

Sofia series

* ''

Secrets in the Fire ''Secrets in the Fire'' is a children's novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell. It was published in 1995 and was translated into English by Anne Connie Stuksrud. ''Secrets in the Fire'' was based on the true story of land mine victim Sofia Alfac ...

'' – 2000 (''Eldens hemlighet'', 1995) * ''Playing with Fire'' – 2002 (''Eldens gåta'', 2001) * ''The Fury in the Fire'' – 2009 (', 2005)

Joel Gustafsson series

*''A Bridge to the Stars'' – 2005 (' – 1990) *''Shadows in the Twilight'' – 2007 (''Skuggorna växer i skymningen'' – 1991) *''When the Snow Fell'' – 2007 (''Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng'' – 1996) *''The Journey to the End of the World'' – 2008 (' – 1998)

Young children's books

*''The Cat Who Liked Rain'' – 2007

Film and television

Original screenplays for television and TV

*''Etterfølgeren'' (''The Successor'') (1997 film) *''Labyrinten'' (2000), TV mini-series *' (2003), TV mini-series (co-written with

Jan Guillou Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (, ; born 17 January 1944) is a French-Swedish author and journalist. Guillou's fame in Sweden was established during his time as an investigative journalist, most notably in 1973 when he and co-reporter Pet ...

) *''Unnamed Ingmar Bergman docudrama'' (2012), TV mini-series

Film and television adaptations of novels

*''

Wallander Wallander may refer to: TV, film, books * Kurt Wallander, a fictional Swedish police inspector in novels by Henning Mankell :* ''Wallander'' (film series), Swedish-language television films of the Wallander stories starring Rolf Lassgård :* ''Wal ...

'' (1997–2007)

. Swedish language. *''

'' (2005, 2009, 2013) Yellow Bird for

TV4 (Sweden) TV4 (''TV fyra'') is a Swedish free-to-air television network owned by TV4 AB, a subsidiary of the TV4 Media AB. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, on terrestrial television. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel a ...

. Swedish language. *''

'' (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016) Yellow Bird for

BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex ...

(UK). English language.

Plays

Awards and honours

* 1991 –

Swedish Crime Writers' Academy The Swedish Crime Writers' Academy (Swedish: ''Svenska Deckarakademin''), is a Swedish organization set up in 1971 to promote the writing of detective fiction and crime fiction.

Best Swedish Crime Novel Award The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (''Bästa svenska kriminalroman'') is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy. The winners of the award are: Winners {, class="wikitable" border="1" class="sortable wi ...

for ''Faceless Killers'' * 1991 –

Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ...

for ''A Bridge to the Stars'' * 1992 –

Glass Key award The Glass Key award ( sv, Glasnyckeln, da, Glasnøglen, no, Glassnøkkelen, fi, Lasiavain-palkinto, is, Glerlykillinn) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the nove ...

For Best Nordic Crime Novel: ''Faceless Killers'' * 1993 –

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...

for ''A Bridge to the Stars'' * 1995 –

for ''Sidetracked'' * 1996 –

Astrid Lindgren Prize The Astrid Lindgren-priset, or Astrid Lindgren Prize in English, is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house Rabén & Sjögren in 1967 to ...

* 2001 –

Crime Writers' Association The Crime Writers' Association (CWA) is a specialist authors’ organisation in the United Kingdom, most notable for its Dagger awards for the best crime writing of the year, and the Diamond Dagger awarded to an author for lifetime achievement. T ...

for Best Crime Novel of the Year: ''Sidetracked'' * 2001 –

Corine Literature Prize The Corine – International Book Prize, as it is officially called, is a German literature prize created by the Bavarian chapter of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, first awarded in 2001. It is awarded to German and international "aut ...

for '' One Step behind'' * 2004 –

Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing The Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing (Prize for tolerance) is a prize that has been awarded biennially by the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing to personalities who have been influential towards a dialogue between cultures and religions. ...

* 2005 –

Gumshoe Award The Gumshoe Awards are an American award for popular crime fiction literary works. The Gumshoe Awards are awarded annually by the American Internet magazine ''Mystery Ink'' (not to be confused with Mystery Inc.) to recognize the best achievements ...

for Best European Crime Novel: ''The Return of the Dancing Master'' * 2008 –

for the German Audiobook '' ''The Man from Beijing''

References

External links

* *
Comprehensive Henning Mankell fan site

Branagh's Wallander
– Website relating to the BBC's English-language Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh and Swedish versions with Krister Henriksson and Rolf Lassgärd

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110525222312/http://www.twbooks.co.uk/crimescene/hmankellintvbc.html The Mirror of Crime: Henning Mankellinterview at Tangled Web (5/2001)
''Guardian'' Interview (11/2003)

Henning Mankell on Gaza flotilla attack: 'I think they went out to murder'

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

3 June 2010
Henning Mankell: My responsibility is to react
video interview by Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in 2012. * John Burnside
Quicksand by Henning Mankell review / uplifting, serious reflections on what it means to be human
The Guardian 11 February 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning 1948 births 2015 deaths Writers from Stockholm Litteris et Artibus recipients Swedish-language writers Swedish crime fiction writers Swedish communists Sommar (radio program) hosts Swedish mystery writers August Prize winners Deaths from cancer in Sweden 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists Swedish children's writers Swedish male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights Swedish human rights activists

Life and career

Personal life

Death

Political views

Gaza flotilla

Charity and legacy

Works

Wallander series

Bibliography

Crime fiction

Wallander series

Linda Wallander

Other crime novels

Other fiction

Essays

Children's books

Sofia series

Joel Gustafsson series

Young children's books

Film and television

Original screenplays for television and TV

Film and television adaptations of novels

Plays

Awards and honours

See also

References

External links