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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 · 403,167 ratings · 26,552 reviews · 268 distinct works • Similar authors
Faceless Killers (Wallander...
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3.76 avg rating — 80,958 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions
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The Fifth Woman (Kurt Walla...
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4.05 avg rating — 29,104 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions
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The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wall...
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3.72 avg rating — 31,475 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions
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The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wa...
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3.95 avg rating — 26,789 ratings — published 1994 — 16 editions
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Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander...
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4.08 avg rating — 25,735 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions
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One Step Behind (Kurt Wall...
4.11 avg rating — 23,335 ratings — published 1997
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The White Lioness (Kurt Wal...
3.87 avg rating — 24,659 ratings — published 1993 — 31 editions
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Firewall (Kurt Wallander, #8)
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3.97 avg rating — 21,442 ratings — published 1998 — 124 editions
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The Troubled Man (Kurt Wall...
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3.98 avg rating — 19,398 ratings — published 2009 — 118 editions
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The Man from Beijing
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3.51 avg rating — 18,369 ratings — published 2007 — 10 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 — 321,672 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 — 307,045 ratings

Tod in den Sternen Eiskalt wie der Tod Am Rande der Finsternis Ein toter aus Afrika Der unsichtbare Gegner Der wunde Punkt Bilderrätsel
(10 books)
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3.98 avg rating — 19,484 ratings

Italian Shoes After the Fire
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3.76 avg rating — 15,832 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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Angstige mensen van Fredrik Backman - 352 pagina's
 
  20 votes, 23.3%

Oktober van Søren Sveistrup - 514 pagina's
 
  15 votes, 17.4%

Ik reis alleen van Samuel Bjørk - 453 pagina's
 
  11 votes, 12.8%

De sneeuwman van Jo Nesbø - 477 pagina's
 
  8 votes, 9.3%

Koninkrijk van Jo Nesbø - 512 pagina's
 
  6 votes, 7.0%

 
  6 votes, 7.0%

Goede buren van Mattias Edvardsson - 384 pagina's
 
  5 votes, 5.8%

De trouwe lezer van Max Seeck - 352 pagina's
 
  4 votes, 4.7%

 
  4 votes, 4.7%

De haasfactor van Antti Tuomainen - 320 pagina's
 
  3 votes, 3.5%

Week 36 van Sofie Sarenbrant - 280 pagina's
 
  2 votes, 2.3%

Het voorteken van Christoffer Carlsson - 422 pagina's
 
  1 vote, 1.2%

Dochter vermist van Mikaela Bley - 297 pagina's
 
  1 vote, 1.2%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

86 total votes
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