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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 · 404,907 ratings · 26,696 reviews · 260 distinct works • Similar authors
Faceless Killers (Wallander...
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3.76 avg rating — 81,259 ratings — published 1991 — 12 editions
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The Fifth Woman (Kurt Walla...
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4.05 avg rating — 29,213 ratings — published 1996
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The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wall...
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3.72 avg rating — 31,623 ratings — published 1992 — 164 editions
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The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wa...
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3.95 avg rating — 26,908 ratings — published 1994 — 157 editions
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Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander...
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4.08 avg rating — 25,843 ratings — published 1995 — 168 editions
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One Step Behind (Kurt Wall...
4.11 avg rating — 23,453 ratings — published 1997 — 147 editions
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The White Lioness (Kurt Wal...
3.87 avg rating — 24,760 ratings — published 1993 — 142 editions
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Firewall (Kurt Wallander, #8)
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3.97 avg rating — 21,518 ratings — published 1998
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The Troubled Man (Kurt Wall...
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3.98 avg rating — 19,460 ratings — published 2009 — 119 editions
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The Man from Beijing
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3.51 avg rating — 18,418 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 — 323,037 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 — 308,348 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 — 19,548 ratings

Italian Shoes After the Fire
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3.76 avg rating — 15,934 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
tags: coffee
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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%

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