''The Man from Beijing'' is a novel by

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writer

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 ...

first published in

on 20 May 2008 under the title (''The Chinese''). The

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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 ...

was published in the UK on 10 January 2010, and in the US on 16 February 2010.

Plot

In January 2006 the police make the gruesome discovery of the bodies of 19 people who have been brutally murdered in the remote hamlet of Hesjövallen in northern

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. The

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Birgitta Roslin, a district judge from

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, realises she has a family connection with some of the victims. Roslin's curiosity is raised by clues found at the scene and leads her to unofficially investigate the massacre. The narrative also chronicles the lives of several characters living during the mid-19th century in

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and the

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, whose experiences are somehow also connected to the mass killings. As the plot unfolds, extending across four continents, Roslin unintentionally becomes embroiled in a web of international corruption and political intrigue.

Adaptations

Yellow Bird acquired the TV film rights and produced a together with

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production company Lotus Film and broadcasters ARD and

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. It was broadcast in Austria by ORF on 30 December 2011, following DVD releases in Germany and France a few days earlier. The film was nominated for two German Camera Awards: to Alexander Fischerkoesen for Best Cinematography of a TV Film and to Moune Barius for Best Editing of a TV Film.Deutscher Kamerapreis 2012: ''Nominerungen Schnitt, Kategorie Fernsehfilm, Moune Barius für “Der Chinese”''
Linked 2015-02-05

References

External links

"The Man from Beijing" on the official Henning Mankell website

Amazon Reviews of "The Man from Beijing"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Man From Beijing, The 2007 Swedish novels Novels by Henning Mankell Swedish crime novels

Plot

Adaptations

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