Henning Mankell

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For the composer, see Henning Mankell (composer).
Henning Mankell at the Göteborg Book Fair in 2005.
Henning Mankell at the Göteborg Book Fair in 2005.

Henning Mankell (born 3 February 1948) is an internationally known Swedish author of crime fiction, children's books as well as plays. He is best known for his literary character Kurt Wallander.

Mankell was born in Stockholm, and grew up in the Swedish towns of Sveg (Härjedalen) and Borås (Västergötland). Mankell's father Ivar was a judge and his grandfather, also called Henning Mankell (1868–1930), was a composer. At the age of 20 he already started a career as author and assistant director at the Riks Theater in Stockholm. In the following years he collaborated with several theaters in Sweden. In 1985 he founded the Avenida Theater in Maputo, Mozambique, where he spends much of his time and gets inspiration for his work. Recently he built up his own publishing house (Leopard Förlag) in order to support young talents from Africa and Sweden.

He is married to Eva Bergman, daughter of Ingmar Bergman.

Mankell is a former Maoist.[1]

Contents

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Crime fiction

[edit] Kurt Wallander

Kurt Wallander is a fictional police inspector living and working in Ystad, Sweden. 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, the 2001 CWA Gold Dagger for Sidetracked, and the Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel for The Return of the Dancing Master. The most recent book, The Pyramid (short stories) (not yet translated into English), is a collection of short stories about Wallander's past.

[edit] Linda Wallander

[edit] Others

[edit] Other fiction

  • Vettvillingen (1977)
  • Fångvårdskolonin som försvann (1979)
  • Dödsbrickan (1980)
  • En seglares död (1981)
  • Daisy Sisters (1982)
  • Sagan om Isidor (1984)
  • Leopardens öga (1990; English translation by Steven T. Murray: The Eye of the Leopard, 2008)
  • Comédia infantil (1995; English translation by Tiina Nunnally: Chronicler of the Winds, 2006)
  • Vindens son (2000; English translation by Steven T. Murray: Son of the Wind, forthcoming in 2012)
  • Tea-Bag (2001)
  • Djup (2004; English translation by Laurie Thompson: Depths, 2006)
  • Italienska skor (2006; English translation Italian Shoes, 2006)

[edit] Children's books

[edit] Books about Sofia

  • Secrets in the Fire — 2000 (Eldens hemlighet 1995 )
  • Playing with Fire — 2002 (Eldens gåta 2001)
  • Eldens vrede - 2005

[edit] Joel Gustafson series

  • A Bridge to the Stars — 2005 (Hunden som sprang mot en stjärna — 1990)
  • Shadows in Twilight — 2007 (Skuggorna växer i skymningen — 1991)
  • When the Snow Fell — 2007 (Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng - 1996)
  • A Journey to the End of the World — 2008 (Resan till världens ände - 1998)

[edit] Plays

  • Bergsprängaren (1973)
  • Sandmålaren (1974)
  • Vettvillingen (1977)
  • Fångvårdskolonin som försvann (1979)
  • Dödsbrickan (1980)
  • En seglares död (1981)
  • Daisy Sisters (1982)
  • Apelsinträdet (1983)
  • Älskade syster (1983)
  • Sagan om Isidor (1984)
  • Katten som älskade regn (1992)
  • Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng (1996)
  • Resan till värdens ände (1998)
  • I sand och i lera (1999)
  • Labyrinten (2000)
  • Eldens gåta (2001)
  • Tea-Bag (2001)
  • Jag dör, men minnet lever (2003)
  • Italienska skor (2006)

[edit] Awards and honours

  • 1991 - Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year: Faceless Killers
  • 1991 - The Nils Holgersson Prize: A Bridge to the Stars
  • 1992 - The Glass Key Award For Best Nordic Crime Novel: Faceless Killers
  • 1995 - Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for Best Crime Novel: Sidetracked
  • 2001 - Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year: Sidetracked
  • 2005 - Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel: The Return of the Dancing Master

[edit] References

  1. ^ Augustsson, Lars Åke; Hansén, Stig (2001). De svenska maoisterna (in Swedish). Gothenburg: Lindelöw. ISBN 91-88144-48-8. 

[edit] External links