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.
Den verdenskendte svenske krimiforfatter, Henning Mankell, kører galt i sin bil en vinterdag. Bilen er totalskadet, Mankell har umiddelbart ingen alvorlige mén, men lader sig for en sikkerheds skyld røntgenfotografere. Resultatet er en kræftdiagnose, som han får i januar 2014. Dette er rammen om Henning Mankells bog. EN ALVORLIG HISTORIE OM GLÆDEN VED LIVET er en selvbiografisk bog, der handler meget mere om det levede liv end om døden. Sygdommen giver Mankell inspiration til at skrive om, hvad det vil sige at være menneske. Med afsæt i både kulturhistorien og i sin egen farverige historie på flere kontinenter skriver Mankell om kærlighed og jalousi, mod og angst – og om en stædig livslyst, som trænger sig mere og mere på.
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