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  1. 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.

  2. Henning Mankell is more widely known for his Wallander crime series. The novels were so successful that they were made into a Swedish crime TV series. One of the first series produced in 2005 and 2006 was taken directly from the novels while the rest of the storylines were suggested by Henning himself.

  3. Henning Mankell (born February 3, 1948, Stockholm, Sweden—died October 5, 2015, Gothenburg) was a Swedish novelist and playwright best known for his crime writing, especially for a series of novels featuring Kurt Wallander, the chief inspector of Ystad Police Department.

  4. Oct 5, 2015 · Henning Mankell, the Swedish novelist and playwright best known for police procedurals that were translated into a score of languages and sold by the millions throughout the world, died...

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    • Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray (Translator)
    • The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6) by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray (translator)
    • The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
    • The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4) by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson (Translator)
  5. Oct 2, 2011 · Henning Mankell was a prolific Swedish novelist, playwright, storyteller, and humanitarian who was devoted to fighting world poverty. He is the son Ivar Henningson, grandson of pianist Henning (Ivar Henning), great grandson of Emil Theodore Mankell, great great grandson of Johan Herman Mankell born in Niederasphe Germany.

  6. Oct 5, 2015 · The author Henning Mankell, who died Monday at 67 from lung cancer, came up with the idea for Kurt Wallander after he returned to Sweden from Africa in the late 1980s and was shocked by the...