''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
Laurie Thompson (26 February 1938 – 8 June 2015) was a British Academia, academic and translator, noted for his translations of Swedish language, Swedish literature into English language, English.
Thompson was born in York, England, and lived ...
, 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
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movement and the
Neo-Nazi
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s 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
Tobias Moretti (; born Tobias Bloéb; 11 July 1959) is an Austrian actor.
Biography
Born in Gries am Brenner, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers, including Thomas, Christoph and fellow actor Gregor Bloéb. Since 1997, he has been mar ...
as Lindman and
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in First Austrian Republic, Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his fa ...
.
References
2000 Swedish novels
Novels by Henning Mankell
Novels set in Sweden
Swedish crime novels
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