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Henning Mankell
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Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015)
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Henning Georg Mankell (1948–2015) was a Swedish writer, playwright, children's writer, and crime fiction writer. Born in Stockholm, he wrote in Swedish and produced works across genres including social novels, young adult literature, drama, and crime literature. His notable works include *Firewall*, *The Pyramid*, *Before the Frost*, and *An Event in Autumn*. He also authored *Tea-bag*, *Mannen som log*, *after the fire*, *La quinta donna*, and *Wspomnienia brudnego aniola*.
Mankell received several awards, including the Glass Key award, Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Litteris et Artibus, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. He was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. His works are held in the Nationalmuseum collection. He was married to Eva Bergman. Mankell died of lung cancer in Gothenburg in 2015.
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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
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henning
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Place of death
- Gothenburg
- Spouse
- Eva Bergman
- Occupation
- human rights defender
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Native language
- Swedish
- Field of work
- drama
- Image
- Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg
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- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
- Commons category
- Henning Mankell
- date of birth
- 1948-02-03
- date of death
- 2015-10-05
- nominated for
- Nordic Council Literature Prize
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Henning Mankell
- birth name
- Henning Georg Mankell
- ethnic group
- Swedes
- has works in the collection
- Nationalmuseum
- writing language
- Swedish
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- name in native language
- Henning Mankell
- affiliation string
- Leopard Förlag
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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