Author · 1948–2015
Henning Mankell
Henning Mankell was a Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015). Born in Stockholm.
Our catalogue lists 2 books by Henning Mankell. They span 1992 to 1997. The most-read is Hunden som sprang mot en stjärna (1992).
Books by Henning Mankell
Hunden som sprang mot en stjärna
Henning Mankell
Skuggorna växer i skymningen
Henning Mankell
Biography
Henning Mankell was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of a judge. He grew up in the towns of Sveg and Borås. His grandfather, also called Henning Mankell (1868–1930), was a well-known composer. At the age of 20, Mankell was the assistant director at the Riks Theater in Stockholm, and he was also writing. In the 1970s he moved to Norway, where he lived with a woman who was a member of the Maoist Communist Labour Party, although he never officially joined the Party. He moved to Africa and lived in several African countries, and in 1985 he founded the Avenida Theater in Maputo, Mozambique, where he continues to spend about half of every year. In 1997 he began his most well-known series of novels, a series of murder mysteries set in Ystad, Sweden, featuring the police detective Kurt Wallander. He also established a publishing house, Leopard Förlag, to publish young talents from both Africa and Sweden. He is married to Eva Bergman, daughter of Ingmar Bergman.