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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.
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.
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.
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...
Oct 5, 2015 · Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, best known for his Wallander series, has died aged 67. The author discovered he had cancer last year, and wrote about the experience in his last book,...
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...
Oct 5, 2015 · Henning Mankell was an internationally known Swedish crime writer, children's author and playwright. He was best known for his literary character Kurt Wallander. Mankell split his time between Sweden and Mozambique. He was married to Eva Bergman, Swedish director and daughter of Ingmar Bergman. ...more.
Oct 5, 2015 · Henning Mankell, the Swedish author best know for his Wallander crime novels, has died at the age of 67 from the cancer he fought for almost two years. Mankell wrote some 40...
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.
Henning Mankell’s novels have been translated into forty-five languages and have sold more than forty million copies worldwide. He was the first winner of the Ripper Award and also received the Glass Key and the Crime Writers’ Association Golden Dagger, among other awards.
