Henning Mankell: 117 books

«En los relatos de Henning Mankell está la sal de la vida de Sofia, su capacidad de superación para enfrentarse a las situaciones más difíciles, la dignidad con la que pasea su cuerpo mutilado por culpa de la violencia de la guerra, su valentía y arrojo para mejorar la vida de sus cuatro hijos...

Stories by Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and over a dozen other masters of Nordic noir: “A wonderful collection” (Camilla Lӓckberg). Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on Swedish crime writing with his Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, readers around the world have devoured fiction...

From the creator of the acclaimed Kurt Wallander series: A thrilling story set in Sweden and Zambia told with “heart-stopping tension” (Entertainment Weekly). Interweaving past and present, The Eye of the Leopard draws on bestselling author Henning Mankell’s deep understanding of both...

Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, Åsa Larsson e altri: un Natale in giallo con i migliori autori di crime svedesi. Una scelta di straordinarie storie da brivido, tutte inedite, che la critica non ha esitato a definire «una pietra miliare» nel panorama della letteratura di genere. Una raccolta che...

The #1 international-bestselling tale of greed, violence, and corporate power from the master of Scandinavian noir: “One of his best” (The Times, London). After killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself deep in a personal and professional crisis; during more...

A stunning and poignant autobiographical look at the myriad experiences that shape a meaningful life, by the bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries. In January 2014, Henning Mankell received a diagnosis of lung cancer. Quicksand is a response to this shattering news—but it is...

“A deeply moving account of Henning Mankell’s personal responses to AIDS and its victims, both parents and children left behind far too soon.” —Archbishop Desmond Tutu The internationally famous creator of the bestselling Kurt Wallander mysteries tells the true story of a heartrending...

The bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander series delivers a “short, beautiful, and ultimately life-affirming novel” about the path to self-acceptance (Booklist). From the prize-winning “master of atmosphere” comes the surprising and affecting story of a man well past middle age who...

The story of the Swedish detective’s beginnings, told in five gripping short mysteries: “An indispensable chapter to the saga” (Booklist Online).   Here are the stories that trace, chronologically, Kurt Wallander’s growth from a rookie cop into a young father and then a middle-aged divorcé,...

Henning Mankell, the acclaimed author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries, has put his unmistakable stamp on this gripping new thriller. Archaeologist Louise Cantor returns home to Sweden and makes a devastating discovery: her only child, twenty-eight-year-old Henrik, dead in his bed. The police...

De jonge Oskar Johansson heeft een gevaarlijke baan als springmeester: hij blaast rotsen op voor spoorwegtunnels. Nadat hij een zwaar ongeluk ternauwernood heeft overleefd, weet hij toch nog een hoge leeftijd te bereiken. Via Oskars levensverhaal neemt Henning Mankell de lezer mee door het Zweden...

In het voorjaar van 2003 ontmoet Mankell in Oeganda de lerares Christine, die aan aids lijdt, en haar dertienjarige dochter Aida. Onder indruk van het gesprek schrijft Henning Mankell over zijn eigen angst voor aids, over zijn woede over de enorme slachting die de ziekte onder de Afrikaanse bevolking aanricht en over de onverschilligheid van de rest van de wereld.

Henning Mankell sosteneva che il centro dell’Europa fosse Lampedusa. Quando nel 2001 scrisse Le ragazze invisibili, aveva già intuito con chiarezza le dimensioni del dramma che, sempre più imponente, negli anni avrebbe consumato le nostre coste e sconvolto gli equilibri dell’intero continente....

«Este libro trata de una persona invencible llamada Sofia. Existe en la realidad y tiene 12 años. Vive en uno de los países más pobres del mundo, Mozambique, que está situado en la costa este de África. […] Este libro trata de ella y de algo que ocurrió. Algo que cambió toda su vida.»Henning...