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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I nærheden af Ystad bliver den unge ejendomsmægler Louise Åkerblom fundet på en gårdsplads med en -kugle i panden. Ved siden af hende ligger en afhugget, sort finger. Kriminalkommissær Kurt Wallander sættes på sagen. Wallander finder et spor, der fører til Sydafrika, hvor en flok fanatiske hvide vil forhindre valget af Nelson Mandela. Pludselig indser Wallander, at opklaringen af mordet er storpolitik. Hundredtusinder af menneskers liv ligger måske i hans hænder ... "Der sker noget, når Henning Mankell sætter sig til skrivemaskinen. Han skriver nogle af de bedste kriminalromaner i Sverige, måske i Norden." Knud Søndergaard, Fyens Stiftstidende
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Publish date09 Sep 2014
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ISBN epub9788771294446
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