Henning Mankell (1948–2015)
Author of Faceless Killers
About the Author
Henning Mankell was born in Stockholm, Sweden on February 3, 1948. He left secondary school at the age of 16 and worked as a merchant seaman. While working as a stagehand, he wrote his first play, The Amusement Park. His first novel, The Stone Blaster, was released in 1973. His other works included show more The Prison Colony that Disappeared, Daisy Sisters, The Eye of the Leopard, The Man from Beijing, Secrets in the Fire, The Chronicler of the Wind, Depths, and I Die, But My Memory Lives On. He also wrote the Kurt Wallander series, which have been adapted for film and television, and the Joel Gustafson Stories series. A Bridge to the Stars won the Rabén and Sjögren award for best children's book of the year. He was committed to the fight against AIDS. He helped build a village for orphaned children and devoted much of his spare time to his "memory books" project, where parents dying from AIDS are encouraged to record their life stories in words and pictures. He was also among the activists who were attacked and arrested by Israeli forces as they tried to sail to the Gaza strip with humanitarian supplies in June 2010. He died from cancer on October 5, 2015 at the age of 67. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Henning Mankell
The Pyramid [novella] 17 copies
Die schwedischen Gummistiefel: Roman 11 copies
Inspecteur Wallander-reeks 4 copies
Wallander 3 copies
Trilogía del fuego: El secreto del fuego - Jugar con fuego - La ira del fuego (Las Tres Edades) (Spanish Edition) (2018) 3 copies
Des Jours et des nuits à Chartres 2 copies
L'assassin sans scrupules Hasse Karlsson dévoile la terrible vérité : comment la femme est morte de froid sur le… (2003) 2 copies
Wallanderreeks Groot - 15 ex. pt 2 copies
Vrahovia bez tváre 1 copy
Mankell Henning 1 copy
Rootsi kummikud 1 copy
Mörder ohne Gesicht : Roman 1 copy
Villspår / Silkeridderen 1 copy
Mastermind 1 copy
Wallander Episodes 7-9 1 copy
WALLANDER 13 tv episodes 1 copy
Wallender Ep. 10-13 1 copy
Wallander, Episodes 4'6 1 copy
Wallander episodes 1-3 1 copy
Moorden met een boodschap 1 copy
Henning Mankell 4 volume set of Kurt Wallander Mysteries: The White Lioness, Firewall, The Man Who Smiled, Kennedy's… (2003) 1 copy
[Title Missing] 1 copy
Tbres 1 copy
Associated Works
Freedom: Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) — Contributor — 71 copies
Wallander, Series 3: (An Event in Autumn / Dogs of Riga / Before the Frost) (2012) — Original book — 19 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Da Vinci Code • Up and Down the Dales • The Return of the Dancing Master • A… (2004) 10 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Gone Tomorrow | Folly | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | The… (2009) 7 copies
Livros Condensados: Nada a Perder | O Sonho de Hannah | Pirâmide | A Escolha (2009) — Author — 3 copies
Weihnachten bei den Elchen: Die schönsten Wintergeschichten aus Skandinavien (2015) — Author — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Mankell, Henning
- Birthdate
- 1948-02-03
- Date of death
- 2015-10-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Place of death
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Places of residence
- Ystad, Sweden
Maputo, Mozambique
Särö, Sweden - Occupations
- author
stage director - Relationships
- Ingmar Bergman (father-in-law)
- Organizations
- Free Gaza Movement
- Awards and honors
- ABF:s litteraturpris (1996)
BMF-plaketten (1996)
Eldh-Ekblads fredspris (2000)
Litteris et Artibus medal (2006)
Rivertonklubbens internasjonale ærespris (2012)
August Prize (1995) - Agent
- Leonhardt & Høier Literary Agency
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Discussions
Henning Mankell, RIP in All Writers Considered (October 2015)
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Five star books (1)
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Scandinavian Crime (15)
Allie's Wishlist (5)
Detective Stories (13)
the L2go shelf (1)
Mooie titels (1)
Urban Fiction (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 150
- Also by
- 15
- Members
- 48,849
- Popularity
- #319
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 1,457
- ISBNs
- 2,665
- Languages
- 32
- Favorited
- 175