Henning Mankell (born February 3, 1948) is an internationally known Swedish author of crime fiction and other books, as well as plays. He is best known for the character Kurt Wallander.

Mankell was born in Stockholm, and grew up in the Swedish towns of Sveg (Jämtland) and Borås (Västergötland). He is married to Eva Bergman, the daughter of Ingmar Bergman. Mankell's father Ivar was a judge and his grandfather, also called Henning Mankell (1868-1930), was a composer.

Kurt Wallander series

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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 final book, The Pyramid (short stories) (not yet translated into English), is a collection of short stories about Wallander's past.

Chronologically (English title, UK year of publishing, original title, original year):

• Faceless Killers (1997, trans. Steven T Murray), Mördare utan ansikte (1991)
• The Dogs of Riga (2003, trans. Laurie Thompson), Hundarna i Riga (1992)
• The White Lioness (1998, trans. Laurie Thompson), Den vita lejoninnan (1993)
• The Man Who Smiled, (2005, trans. Laurie Thompson) Mannen som log (1994)
• Sidetracked (1999, trans. Steven T Murray), Villospår (1995)
• The Fifth Woman (2000, trans. Steven T Murray), Den femte kvinnan (1996)
• One Step Behind (2002, trans. Ebba Segerberg), Steget efter (1997)
• Firewall (2002, trans. Ebba Segerberg), Brandvägg (1998)
• The Pyramid (short stories) (not yet translated), Pyramiden (2000)

The following book is not quite a Kurt Wallander book, but it is close (its protagonist is Kurt's daughter, Linda, a police cadet, and Kurt himself is a major supporting character):

• Before the Frost (2005, trans. Ebba Segerberg), Innan frosten (2002)

Other books

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• 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)
• Hunden som sprang mot en stjärna (1990 English title A Bridge to the Stars (2005, trans. Laurie Thompson)
• Leopardens öga (1990, English title The Eye of the Leopard (2007))
• Skuggorna växer i skymningen (1991)
• Katten som älskade regn (1992)
• Comédia Infantil (1995)
• Eldens hemlighet (1995) translated into Secrets in the Fire (1995, trans. Anne Connie Stuksrud)
• Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng (1996)
• Resan till värdens ände (1998)
• I sand och i lera (1999)
• The Return of the Dancing Master (2000, trans. Laurie Thompson)
• Labyrinten (2000)
• Vindens son (2000)
• Eldens gåta (2001)
• Tea-Bag (2001)
• Jag dör, men minnet lever (2003)
• Djup (2004, English title Depths (2006, trans. Laurie Thompson)
• Kennedys hjärna (2005)

External links

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• Official Henning Mankell site
• Comprehensive Henning Mankell fan site
• Henning Mankell: the artist of the Parallax View - Slavoj Zizek
• Der Spiegel Interview (12/2004)
• Guardian Interview (11/2003)

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