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Henning Mankell

Internationally acclaimed author Henning Mankell has written numerous Kurt Wallander mysteries. The books have been published in 33 countries and consistently top the bestseller lists in Europe, receiving major literary prizes and generating numerous international film and television adaptations.

Henning Mankell was born in Stockholm in 1948, raised in a village in northern Sweden and now divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he works as the director of Teatro Avenida.

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Journey To The End Of The World
Journey To The End Of The World
Henning Mankell
A deeply moving story of a 15 year olds’ first encounter with his mother since she had abandoned him as a baby. Joel has left school and longs to begin a new life as a sailor. But first he and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2008
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When The Snow Fell
When The Snow Fell
Henning Mankell
Shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation.    A touching story of growing up and discovering what really matters. Joel makes three New Year’s resolutions: To see a naked lady, to toughen himself up so that he can live...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/09/2007
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Shadows In The Twilight
Shadows In The Twilight
Henning Mankell
Joel’s journey of discovery about himself and the small town in which he lives is beautifully observed. Henning Mankell gets right inside the head of his sensitive twelve year old hero who, after surviving a car accident, feels he must...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2007
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Bridge To The Stars
Bridge To The Stars
Henning Mankell
Known better for his crime writing for adults, this is an incredibly moving story about the life of a teenager in Sweden.  Beautifully written with some stunning characters brought vividly to light and some...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2005
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Books by Henning Mankell

The Man from Beijing
The Man from Beijing
Henning Mankell
One cold January day the police are called to a sleepy little hamlet in the north of Sweden where they discover a savagely murdered man lying in the snow. As they begin their investigation they notice that the village seems...
Format: Hardback - Released: 28/01/2010
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Herbarium Amoris
Herbarium Amoris
Henning Mankell, Edvard Koinberg
Features sensual flora.
Format: Hardback - Released: 25/04/2009
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Italian Shoes
Italian Shoes
Henning Mankell
Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly 12 years have passed since he was disgraced for attempting to cover up a tragic mishap on the operating table. One...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2009
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The Pyramid
The Pyramid
Henning Mankell
When Kurt Wallander was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night. This title chronicles the events...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/2008
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Kennedy's Brain
Kennedy's Brain
Henning Mankell
When archaeologist Louise Cantor's son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Clues that only a mother could detect lead her to believe something more sinister took place. The only lead is a...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/09/2007
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Depths
Depths
Henning Mankell
It is October 1914: the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-south-east. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings to find a navigable channel for the Swedish navy. Svartman alights on a...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/10/2006
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Chronicler of the Winds
Chronicler of the Winds
Henning Mankell
One night Jose Antonio Maria Vaz hears gunfire from the deserted theatre next door to his bakery. He races to the theatre's uppermost gallery, and there lies the wounded body of Nelio, a street urchin. Gasping, the wounded boy asks...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/04/2006
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The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master
Henning Mankell
This tale marks the end of the Kurt Wallander mysteries and yet leads back to Wallander's Ystad, where a new series of thrillers can begin. Stefan Lindman investigates the murder of a former police colleague and to his horror uncovers...
Format: Hardback - Released: 30/10/2003
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