About the author

Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [²hɛnːɪŋ ¹maŋːkɛl]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.

He was a left-wing social critic and activist. In his books and plays he constantly highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad. In 2010, Mankell was on board one of the ships in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was boarded by Israeli military forces. He was below deck when eight or nine people were shot.

Mankell shared his time between Sweden and countries in Africa, mostly Mozambique where he started a theatre. He made considerable donations to charity organizations, mostly connected to Africa.

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Danselærerens genkomst

I oktober 1999 finder man liget af en tidligere politimand, Herbert Molin, på en ødegård i Härjedalen. Han er blevet brutalt slagtet, og politiet finder underlige fodspor på mordstedet, der mest af alt ser ud, som om nogen har øvet sig i at danse tango i blodpølen. En ung politimand fra Borås, der er sygemeldt på grund af kræft, beslutter sig for at rejse til Härjedalen for at undersøge mordstedet, fordi han engang var kollega med Herbert Molin. Men han opdager hurtigt, at stærke kræfter har meget imod hans efterforskning. Man har dårligt nok nået at sørge over, at Henning Mankell nu har afsluttet sin bestseller-serie om Kurt Wallander med det niende og sidste bind, 'Pyramiden', før han er klar igen med endnu en kriminalroman. Denne gang uden Wallander, men som de svenske anmeldere konstanterer: Han klarer sig lige så godt uden ham. Endnu en gang har han skrevet et brag af en kriminalroman. "I 'Danselærerens genkomst' er hver død personlig og hver rædsel har sit ansigt. Mankell er kort sagt forrygende." BT
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Publish date09 Sep 2014
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ISBN epub9788771294330
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