Henning Georg Mankell (; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish

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, children's author, and

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, 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

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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 commandos. He was below deck on the MV Mavi Marmara when nine civilians were killed in international waters. 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.

Life and career

Mankell's grandfather, also named Henning Mankell, lived from 1868 to 1930 and was a composer. Mankell was born in

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, Sweden in 1948. His father Ivar was a lawyer who divorced his mother when Mankell was one year old. He and an older sister lived with his father for most of their childhood. The family first lived in Sveg, Härjedalen in northern Sweden, where Mankell's father was a district judge. In the biography on Mankell's website, he describes this time when they lived in a flat above the court as one of the happiest in his life. In Sveg, a museum was built in his honour during his lifetime. Later, when Mankell was thirteen, the family moved to

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on the Swedish west coast near

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. After three years he dropped out of school and went to Paris when he was 16. Shortly afterwards he joined the merchant marine, working on a

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and he "loved the ship's decent hard-working community". In 1966, he returned to Paris to become a writer. He took part in the student uprising of 1968. He later returned to work as a stagehand in Stockholm. At the age of 20, he had already started as author at the National Swedish Touring Theatre in Stockholm. In the following years he collaborated with several theatres in Sweden. His first play, ''The Amusement Park'' dealt with Swedish colonialism in South America. In 1973, he published ''The Stone Blaster'', a novel about the Swedish labour movement. He used the proceeds from the novel to travel to Guinea-Bissau. Africa would later become a second home to him, and he spent a big part of his life there. When his success as a writer made it possible, he founded and ran a theatre in Mozambique. From 1991 to 2013, Mankell wrote the books which made him famous worldwide, the Kurt Wallander mystery novels. Wallander was a fictional detective living in Ystad in southern Sweden, who supervised a squad of detectives in solving murders, some of which were bizarre. As they worked to catch a killer who had to be stopped before he could kill again, the team often worked late into the nights in a heightened atmosphere of tension and crisis. Wallander's thoughts and worries about his daughter, his health, his lack of friends and a social life, his worries about Swedish society, shared his mental life with his many concerns and worries about the case he was working. There were ten books in the series. They were translated into many languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. The series gave Mankell the freedom and wherewithal to pursue other projects which interested him. After living in Zambia and other African countries, Mankell was invited from 1986 onward to become the artistic director of Teatro Avenida in

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, Mozambique. He subsequently spent extended periods in Maputo working with the theatre and as a writer. He built his own publishing house, ''Leopard Förlag'', in order to support young talented writers from Africa and Sweden. His novel '' Chronicler of the Winds'', published in Sweden as ''Comédie infantil'' in 1995, reflects African problems and is based on African

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. On 12June 2008, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate from the

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in Scotland "in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience". Around 2008, 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 when they were promoting '' The Man from Beijing'' audiobook, a project that Milberg had worked on. The episodes were scheduled to broadcast in Germany in 2010. In 2010, Mankell was set to work on a screenplay for

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about his father-in-law, movie and theatre director

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, on a series produced in four one-hour episodes. Mankell pitched the project to Sveriges Television and production was planned for 2011. At the time of his death, Mankell had written over 40 novels that had sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

Personal life

Mankell was married four times and had four sons, Thomas, Marius, Morten and Jon, by different relationships. In 1998 he married Eva Bergman, daughter of film director

. They remained married until his death in 2015.

Death

In January 2014, Mankell announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and throat cancer. In May 2014, he reported that treatments had worked well and he was getting better. He wrote a series of articles inspired by his wife Eva, describing his situation, how it felt to be diagnosed, how it felt to be supported, how it felt to wait, and after his first chemotherapy at Sahlgrenska University Hospital about the importance of cancer research. Three weeks before his death he wrote about what happens to people's identity when they are stricken by a serious illness. His last post was published posthumously 6 October. On 5October 2015, Mankell died at the age of 67, almost two years after having been diagnosed.

Political views

In his youth Mankell was a left-wing political activist and participated in the

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in Sweden, protesting against, among other things, the

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, the

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, and the

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regime in South Africa. Furthermore, he got involved with '' Folket i Bild/Kulturfront'' which focused on cultural policy studies. In the 1970s, Mankell moved from Sweden to Norway and lived with a Norwegian woman who was a member of the

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Workers' Communist Party. He took an active part in their activities but did not join the party. In 2002, Mankell gave financial support by buying stocks for 50,000

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in the Norwegian left-wing newspaper ''

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''. In 2009, Mankell was a guest at the Palestine Festival of Literature. He said he had seen "repetition of the despicable apartheid system that once treated Africans and coloured as second-class citizens in their own country". He found a resemblance between the

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and the

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: "The wall that is currently dividing the country will prevent future attacks, in short term. In the end, it will face the same destiny as the wall that once divided Berlin did." Considering the environment the Palestinian people live in, he continued: "Is it strange that some of them in pure desperation, when they cannot see any other way out, decide to become suicide bombers? Not really? Maybe it is strange that there are not more of them." Mankell stated in an interview with ''

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'' that he did not support

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. In Mankell's opinion the state of Israel should not have a future as a

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and this "will not be the end of the historical occupation". He said he did not encounter antisemitism during his journey, just "hatred against the occupants that is completely normal and understandable", and said that "to keep these two things separate is crucial".

Gaza flotilla

In 2010, Henning Mankell was on board the ''MS Sofia'', one of the boats which took part in the flotilla which tried to break the Israeli embargo of the Gaza strip. Following the

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' boarding of the flotilla on the morning of 31May 2010, Mankell was deported to Sweden. He subsequently called for global sanctions against Israel. In 2010 it was reported that he was considering halting

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translations of his books. In June 2011, Mankell stated in an article in the Israeli newspaper ''

'' that he had never considered preventing his books from being translated into Hebrew, and that unidentified persons had stolen his identity to make this false claim. Mankell was supposed to be one of twenty Swedish participants in " Freedom Flotilla II" which never took place. It was originally scheduled to sail to Gaza in June 2011.

Charity and legacy

In 2007, Henning Mankell donated 15 million Swedish crowns (about 1.5 million

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s) to

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for a children's village in

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in western Mozambique. Mankell donated vast amounts of money to charitable organizations such as SOS Children's Villages and Hand in Hand, a collection of independent organizations. In the 1980s, Mankell visited United Nations refugee camps in Mozambique and later accompanied UN High Commissioner Sadako Ogata to refugee camps in South Africa. In 2013, he visited Congolese refugees in Uganda. He wrote on the plight of refugees and after his death his website asked for donations in his name to the UN Commission on Refugees. The theme for short stories submitted to the inaugural Festival Fim do Caminho Literary Prize, "Crime in Mozambique", was chosen in homage to Mankell.

Works

Wallander series

Kurt Wallander is a fictional police

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living and working in

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, 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

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for ''Sidetracked'' (

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

). The ninth book, ''The Pyramid'' (

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

), is a prequel about Wallander's past, covering the time until just before the start of '' Faceless Killers'' (

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). It includes a collection of five novellas: *''Wallander's First Case'' *''The Man with the Mask'' *''The Man on the Beach'' *''The Death of the Photographer'' *''The Pyramid'' Ten years after ''The Pyramid'', Mankell published another Wallander novel, '' The Troubled Man'' (

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), which he said would definitely be the last in the series.Wroe, Nicholas (20 February 2010)
"A Life in writing: Henning Mankell"
''The Guardian''. Linda is the daughter of Kurt Wallander, who follows in his footsteps as a police officer. Mankell began an intended trilogy of novels with her as the protagonist. However, following the suicide of

Johanna Sällström Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (30 December 1974 – 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in ''Wallander''. She worked as an actress for more than 15 years, before her death in 2007 ...

, the actress playing the character at the time in the Swedish TV series, Mankell was so distraught that he decided to abandon the series after only the first novel.

Bibliography

Crime fiction

Wallander series

# ''Mördare utan ansikte'' (1991; English translation by Steven T. Murray: '' Faceless Killers'', 1997) # ''Hundarna i Riga ''(1992; English translation by

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: '' The Dogs of Riga'', 2001) # ''Den vita lejoninnan ''(1993; English translation by

: '' The White Lioness'', 1998) # ''Mannen som log ''(1994; English translation by

: '' The Man Who Smiled'', 2005) # ''Villospår ''(1995; English translation by Steven T. Murray: '' Sidetracked'', 1999) Gold Dagger 2001 # ''Fotografens död'' (1996; English translation included in ''The Pyramid'' as ''The Death of the Photographer'') # ''Den femte kvinnan ''(1996; English translation by Steven T. Murray: '' The Fifth Woman'', 2000) # ''Steget efter ''(1997; English translation by

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: '' One Step Behind'', 2002) # ''Brandvägg ''(1998; English translation by

: ''Firewall'', 2002) # ''Pyramiden'' (1999; short stories; English translation by

with

: '' The Pyramid'', 2008) # ''Mannen på stranden'' (2000; included in '' The Pyramid'' as ''The Man on the Beach)'' # ''Handen'' (2004; novella; originally published in Dutch (2004) as ''Het Graf'' (''The Grave''). Published in Swedish, 2013. English translation by

: ''An Event in Autumn'', 2014) # ''Den orolige mannen '' (2009; English translation by

: '' The Troubled Man'', 2011)

Linda Wallander

*''Innan frosten '' (2002; English translation by

: '' Before the Frost'', 2005)

Other crime novels

*''Danslärarens återkomst'' (2000; English translation by

: '' The Return of the Dancing Master'', 2004) *''Kennedys hjärna'' (2005; English translation by

: '' Kennedy's Brain'', 2007, U.S. release) *''Kinesen'' (2007; English translation by

: '' The Man from Beijing'', 2010)

Other fiction

*''Bergsprängaren'' (1973); English translation by George Goulding: ''The Rock Blaster'', (2020) *''Vettvillingen'' (1977) *''Fångvårdskolonin som försvann'' (1979) *' (1980) *' (1981) *'' Daisy Sisters'' (1982) *' (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: '' Daniel'' (2010) *'' Tea-Bag'' (2001) English translation by Ebba Segerberg: '' The Shadow Girls'' (2012) *''Djup'' (2004); English translation by

: '' Depths'', (2006) *''Italienska skor'' (2006); English translation by Laurie Thompson: '' Italian Shoes'' (2009) *''Minnet av en smutsig ängel'' (2011); English translation by Laurie Thompson: ''A Treacherous Paradise'', (2013) *''Svenska gummistövlar'' (2015); English translation by Marlaine Delargy: ''After the Fire'', (2017)

Essays

*''Kvicksand'' (2014) part memoir, part collection of essays, English translation by Laurie Thompson: ''Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being''

Children's books

Sofia series

* '' Secrets in the Fire'' – 2000 (''Eldens hemlighet'', 1995) * ''Playing with Fire'' – 2002 (''Eldens gåta'', 2001) * ''The Fury in the Fire'' – 2009 (', 2005)

Joel Gustafsson series

*''A Bridge to the Stars'' – 2005 (' – 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 (' – 1998)

Young children's books

*''The Cat Who Liked Rain'' – 2007

Film and television

Original screenplays for television and TV

*''Etterfølgeren'' (''The Successor'') (1997 film) *''Labyrinten'' (2000), TV mini-series *' (2003), TV mini-series (co-written with Jan Guillou) *''Unnamed Ingmar Bergman docudrama'' (2012), TV mini-series

Film and television adaptations of novels

*''

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'' (1997–2007)

. Swedish language. *''

'' (2005, 2009, 2013) Yellow Bird for

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. Swedish language. *''

'' (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016) Yellow Bird for

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(UK). English language.

Plays

Awards and honours

* 1991 –

Swedish Crime Writers' Academy The Swedish Crime Fiction Academy (Swedish: ''Svenska Deckarakademin''), is a Sweden, Swedish organization set up in 1971 to promote quality in Swedish detective fiction and crime fiction.

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for ''Faceless Killers'' * 1991 –

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for ''A Bridge to the Stars'' * 1992 – Glass Key award For Best Nordic Crime Novel: ''Faceless Killers'' * 1993 – Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for ''A Bridge to the Stars'' * 1995 –

for ''Sidetracked'' * 1996 – Astrid Lindgren Prize * 2001 –

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for Best Crime Novel of the Year: ''Sidetracked'' * 2001 – Corine Literature Prize for '' One Step behind'' * 2004 – Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing * 2005 – Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel: ''The Return of the Dancing Master'' * 2008 – Corine Literature Prize for the German Audiobook '' ''The Man from Beijing''

References

External links

* *
Comprehensive Henning Mankell fan site

Branagh's Wallander
– Website relating to the BBC's English-language Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh and Swedish versions with Krister Henriksson and Rolf Lassgärd

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110525222312/http://www.twbooks.co.uk/crimescene/hmankellintvbc.html The Mirror of Crime: Henning Mankellinterview at Tangled Web (5/2001)
''Guardian'' Interview (11/2003)

Henning Mankell on Gaza flotilla attack: 'I think they went out to murder'

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3 June 2010
Henning Mankell: My responsibility is to react
video interview by Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in 2012. * John Burnside
Quicksand by Henning Mankell review / uplifting, serious reflections on what it means to be human
The Guardian 11 February 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mankell, Henning 1948 births 2015 deaths Litteris et Artibus recipients Swedish-language writers Swedish crime fiction writers Swedish communists Swedish mystery writers August Prize winners Deaths from cancer in Sweden 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists Nordic detective fiction writers Nordic Noir writers Swedish children's writers Swedish male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights Swedish human rights activists Recipients of the Nils Holgersson Plaque Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize Bergman family Novelists from Stockholm

Life and career

Personal life

Death

Political views

Gaza flotilla

Charity and legacy

Works

Wallander series

Bibliography

Crime fiction

Wallander series

Linda Wallander

Other crime novels

Other fiction

Essays

Children's books

Sofia series

Joel Gustafsson series

Young children's books

Film and television

Original screenplays for television and TV

Film and television adaptations of novels

Plays

Awards and honours

See also

References

External links