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Henning Mankell


Born
in Stockholm, Sweden
February 03, 1948

Died
October 05, 2015

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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction


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

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Average rating: 3.84 · 388,740 ratings · 25,549 reviews · 265 distinct works • Similar authors
Faceless Killers (Wallander...
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3.76 avg rating — 78,598 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions
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The Fifth Woman (Kurt Walla...
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4.04 avg rating — 28,143 ratings — published 1996
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The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wall...
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3.72 avg rating — 30,333 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions
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The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wa...
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3.95 avg rating — 25,836 ratings — published 1994 — 13 editions
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Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander...
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4.08 avg rating — 24,759 ratings — published 1995 — 167 editions
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The White Lioness (Kurt Wal...
3.87 avg rating — 23,698 ratings — published 1993 — 163 editions
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One Step Behind (Kurt Wall...
4.11 avg rating — 22,273 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions
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Firewall (Kurt Wallander, #8)
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3.97 avg rating — 20,562 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions
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The Troubled Man (Kurt Wall...
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3.98 avg rating — 18,863 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
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The Man from Beijing
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3.51 avg rating — 17,966 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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Series by Henning Mankell

The Pyramid: And Four Other... Faceless Killers The Dogs of Riga The White Lioness The Man Who Smiled Sidetracked The Fifth Woman
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3.89 avg rating — 310,299 ratings

Faceless Killers The Dogs of Riga The White Lioness The Man Who Smiled Sidetracked The Fifth Woman One Step Behind
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3.89 avg rating — 296,210 ratings

Tod in den Sternen Eiskalt wie der Tod Am Rande der Finsternis Ein toter aus Afrika Der unsichtbare Gegner Der wunde Punkt Bilderrätsel
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3.98 avg rating — 18,950 ratings

Italian Shoes After the Fire
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3.76 avg rating — 15,175 ratings

Before the Frost
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“Police work wouldn't be possible without coffee," Wallander said.
"No work would be possible without coffee."
They pondered the importance of coffee in silence.”
― Henning Mankell, One Step Behind
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“To grow up is to wonder about things; to be grown up is to slowly forget the things you wondered about as a child.”
― Henning Mankell, When the Snow Fell
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“People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.”
― Henning Mankell, The Troubled Man
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