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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 · 386,012 ratings · 25,333 reviews · 281 distinct works • Similar authors
Faceless Killers (Kurt Wall...
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3.76 avg rating — 78,160 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions
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The Fifth Woman (Kurt Walla...
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4.04 avg rating — 27,970 ratings — published 1996 — 71 editions
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The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wall...
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3.72 avg rating — 30,142 ratings — published 1992 — 160 editions
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The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wa...
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3.95 avg rating — 25,640 ratings — published 1994 — 151 editions
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Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander...
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4.08 avg rating — 24,615 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions
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The White Lioness (Kurt Wal...
3.87 avg rating — 23,515 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions
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One Step Behind (Kurt Wall...
4.11 avg rating — 22,118 ratings — published 1997 — 141 editions
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Firewall (Kurt Wallander, #8)
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3.97 avg rating — 20,404 ratings — published 1998 — 122 editions
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The Troubled Man (Kurt Wall...
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3.98 avg rating — 18,739 ratings — published 2009 — 117 editions
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The Man from Beijing
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3.51 avg rating — 17,880 ratings — published 2007 — 41 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 — 308,225 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 — 294,248 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 — 18,826 ratings

Italian Shoes After the Fire
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3.76 avg rating — 14,953 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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