Henning Mankell: Life and Career, Political VIews, Bibliography, Plays, Film and Television Adaptations, Awards and Honours, and a List of Books by Author Henning Mankell

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Henning Mankell (born 3 February 1948) is a renowned Swedish crime writer, occasional children's author and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novel starring his most iconic creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.

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Mankell was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and grew up in 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 his youth Mankell was a left-wing political activist and a strong opponent of the Vietnam War, South African apartheid and Portugal's colonial war in Mozambique. In the 1970s Mankell moved from Sweden to Norway and lived with a Norwegian woman who was a member of the Maoist Communist Labor Party of Norway. Mankell took part in the party's activities but never himself joined the party.

After living in Zambia and other African countries, Henning Mankell was invited to become the artistic director of Teatro Avenida in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. He now spends at least half the year in Maputo working with the theatre and writing. 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. On 12 June 2008 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate from the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

Mankell recently donated 15 million Swedish kronor to SOS Children's Villages for a village for homeless children in Mozambique. Mankell has said he's giving away half of his income to charity causes.

Mankell developed two original stories for the German police series Tatort. Actor Axel Milberg, who portrays Inspector Klaus Borowski, had asked Mankell to contribute to the show as the two were promoting The Chinaman audio book, a project that Milberg had worked on. The episodes will be broadcast in Germany in 2010.

Mankell is set to work on a screenplay for Sveriges Television about his father-in-law, the famous movie and theatre director Ingmar Bergman during 2010 and the series will be produced in four one-hour episodes. Production is planned for 2011. Mankell pitched the project to Sveriges Television and will include international co-producers/financiers.

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Crime fiction

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 and the British 2001 CWA Gold Dagger for Sidetracked. The ninth book, The Pyramid, is a collection of short stories about Wallander's past. Ten years after The Pyramid, Mankell published another Wallander novel, The Troubled Man, which he said would definitely be the last in the series.

Mördare utan ansikte (1991; English translation by Steven T. Murray: Faceless Killers, 1997)
Hundarna i Riga (1992; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Dogs of Riga, 2001)
Den vita lejoninnan (1993; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The White Lioness, 1998)
Mannen som log (1994; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Man Who Smiled, 2005)
Villospår (1995; English translation by Steven T. Murray: Sidetracked, 1999)
Den femte kvinnan (1996; English translation by Steven T. Murray: The Fifth Woman, 2000)
Steget efter (1997; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: One Step Behind, 2002)
Brandvägg (1998; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: Firewall, 2002)
Pyramiden (1999; short stories; English translation by Ebba Segerberg with Laurie Thompson: The Pyramid, 2008)
Den orolige mannen (2009; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Troubled Man, 2011)

Linda Wallander

Innan frosten (2002; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: Before the Frost, 2005)

Others

Danslärarens återkomst (2000; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Return of the Dancing Master, 2004)
Kennedys hjärna (2007; English translation by Laurie Thompson: Kennedy's Brain, 2007- U.S. Release)
Kinesen (2007; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Man from Beijing, 2010)

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 by Laurie Thompson: Italian Shoes, (2009)

Children's books

Books about Sofia

Secrets in the Fire ... 2000 (Eldens hemlighet, 1995 )
Playing with Fire ... 2002 (Eldens gåta, 2001)
The Fury in the Fire — 2009 (Eldens vrede, 2005)

Joel Gustafsson series

A Bridge to the Stars ... 2005 (Hunden som sprang mot en stjärna ... 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 (Resan till världens ände — 1998)

For younger children

The Cat Who Liked Rain — 2007

Film and television

Mankell has also written original screenplays for television.

Unnamed Ingmar Bergman docudrama (2012) TV mini-series
Talismanen (2003) TV mini-series (Co-written with Jan Guillou)
Labyrinten (2000) TV mini-series
Etterfølgeren (1997)

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Total Books: 505

2014 - An Event in Autumn [Kurt Wallander, Bk 11] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780804170642
ISBN-10: 0804170649
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 4.1/5 Stars.

2013 - A Treacherous Paradise (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780307961228
ISBN-10: 0307961222
Genre: Literature & Fiction

Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

2012 - Journey to the End of the World [Joel Gustafsson, Bk 4 - Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781743117712
ISBN-10: 174311771X
Genre: Teen & Young Adult

2011 - The Fifth Woman [Kurt Wallander, Bk 6] (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780307946669
ISBN-10: 0307946665
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

2011 - The Troubled Man [Kurt Wallander] (Audio CD) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780307877963
ISBN-10: 0307877965
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

2011 - The Man From Beijing (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780307472847
ISBN-10: 0307472841
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 3.6/5 Stars.

2010 - The Man From Beijing (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780307271860
ISBN-10: 0307271862
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

2010 - The Man From Beijing (Audio CD) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780307712356
ISBN-10: 0307712354
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction

Currently 5/5 Stars.

2009 - When the Snow Fell [Joel Gustafsson, Bk 3] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780385734974
ISBN-10: 0385734972
Genres: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Teen & Young Adult

Currently 4/5 Stars.

2009 - The Eye of the Leopard (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780307385857
ISBN-10: 030738585X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

2008 - Kennedy's Brain (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780307385918
ISBN-10: 0307385914
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.

2008 - Depths (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780307385864
ISBN-10: 0307385868
Genre: Literature & Fiction

Currently 4.1/5 Stars.

2008 - The Eye of the Leopard (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781595580771
ISBN-10: 1595580778
Genre: Literature & Fiction

Currently 3/5 Stars.

2006 - Before the Frost [Linda Wallander, Bk 1] (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781400095810
ISBN-10: 1400095816
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 4.1/5 Stars.

2005 - Before the Frost [Linda Wallander, Bk 1] (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780099459040
ISBN-10: 0099459043
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

2005 - La Piramide [Coleccion Andanzas] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788483103029
ISBN-10: 8483103028
Genre: Literature & Fiction

2005 - The Return of the Dancing Master (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781400076956
ISBN-10: 1400076951
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 4.1/5 Stars.

2004 - The Dogs of Riga [Kurt Wallander, Bk 2] (Paperback) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781400031528
ISBN-10: 1400031524
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 4/5 Stars.

2004 - The Fifth Woman [Kurt Wallander, Bk 6] (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781400031542
ISBN-10: 1400031540
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 4.1/5 Stars.

2004 - Return of the Dancing Master (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780099455462
ISBN-10: 0099455463

Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

2003 - Firewall [Kurt Wallander, Bk 8] (Paperback) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781400031535
ISBN-10: 1400031532
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Currently 4.2/5 Stars.

2003 - Sidetracked [Kurt Wallander, Bk 5] (Paperback) → Paperback

2003 - One Step Behind [Kurt Wallander, Bk 7] (Paperback) → Paperback

2003 - Faceless Killers [Kurt Wallander, Bk 1] (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover

2002 - Der Chronist Der Winde (Paperback) → Paperback, Audio CD

2001 - Die Falsche Fahrte (Paperback)