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Henning Mankell
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Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015)
Henning Mankell was a Swedish writer, dramatist, and human rights activist who lived from 1948 to 2015 and became known for his literary and social contributions. He matters because he used his platform as a writer to advocate for human rights while also creating dramatic and literary works that gained international recognition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 3 February 1948
- Died
- 2015-10-05
- Works
- 310
Top works
- Tea-bag
- Mannen som log
- after the fire
- La quinta donna. Le inchieste del commissario Kurt Wallander vol. 6
- Wspomnienia brudnego aniola (Polish Edition)
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Film & TV
Writing · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Known for
- Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott — Self2016
- The dead still have a name — Himself2015
- Lone Wolves & Dragon Tattoos: How Scandinavian Crime Fiction Conquered the World — Self2011
- Kulturplatz — Self2004
- Through the Night with... — Self2002
- NDR Kultur – Das Journal — Self2002
- Nachtstudio — Self1997
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1948
- Active to
- 2015
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,009
- Total plays
- 218,794
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Henning Mankell (born 3 February 1948) is an internationally known Swedish author of crime fiction, children's books as well as plays. He is best known for the character Kurt Wallander. Mankell was born in Stockholm, and grew up in the Swedish towns of Sveg (Härjedalen) and Borås (Västergötland). Mankell's father Ivar was a judge and his grandfather, also called Henning Mankell (1868–1930), was a composer. At the age of 20 he already started a career as author and assistant director at the Riks
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x
- A safe operating space for humanity
· 2009 · cited 9,451x
- Room-Temperature Ultraviolet Nanowire Nanolasers
· 2001 · cited 8,387x
- Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018
· 2018 · cited 5,692x
- Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity
· 2009 · cited 4,258x
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Quotes
- “She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can.”
- “Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead.”
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- date of birth
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- Henning Georg Mankell
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- Swedish
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
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Henning Georg Mankell ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl]; 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 commandos. He was below deck on the MV Mavi Marmara when nine civilians were killed in international waters.