“I have decided to write it just as it is, about the difficult battle it always is,”
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Henning Mankell
Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
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culture · Swedish author (1948–2015) · writer · playwright · children's writer · crime fiction writer · screenwriter · film director · human rights defender · theatre director · also Henning Mankell, Henning Georg Mankell, Mankell
Born 3 February 1948 · Died 5 October 2015 · Q193346
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I do not have any particular memories of the journey back to Gothenburg. Only a deep sense of gratitude that my wife Eva was with me.
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2026· 8 entries
“I do not have any particular memories of the journey back to Gothenburg. Only a deep sense of gratitude that my wife Eva was with me.”
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“I had a tumour in my neck and also a tumour in the left lung. In addition, there were suspicions that it had spread elsewhere in the body.”
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“At a very early stage I decided to try to write about this, because it is ultimately about the pain and suffering that afflicts so many people,”
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“I might work for two hours a day. … I use the hours I have the energy to write, but it is clear that I do not do as much now as I did before”
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“Having the possibility to make decisions about what to do with one’s life is a great privilege. As far as most people on this planet are concerned, life is simply about survival.”
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“s opinion the state of Israel should not have a future as a two-state solution and this”
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“hatred against the occupants that is completely normal and understandable”
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2025· 1 entry
The New York Times: Henning Mankell
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded CWA International Dagger (2018).
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2017· 1 entry
The Guardian: After the Fire by Henning Mankell review – Wallander author’s final novel
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2016· 4 entries
The Guardian: Henning Mankell play about colonialism in Africa published in English for first time
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The Guardian: Quicksand by Henning Mankell review – moving intelligence and honesty
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The Guardian: Quicksand by Henning Mankell review – uplifting, serious reflections on what it means to be human
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The Guardian: Henning Mankell’s final farewell
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2015· 15 entries
The Guardian: Henning Mankell remembered by Kenneth Branagh
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The Guardian: Henning Mankell's 'memoir of sorts' due out next year
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The Guardian: My hero: Henning Mankell by Ian Rankin
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The Guardian: Henning Mankell's ability to write anything anywhere saw him to the end
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The Guardian: Henning Mankell in quotes: 10 of the best
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The Guardian: Henning Mankell obituary
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The Guardian: Henning Mankell, Swedish author of Wallander, dies at 67
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Yahoo: Henning Mankell, ‘Wallander’ Author, Dead at 67
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Died 2015-10-05.
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“(…) wędrowanie wśród nagrobków to tak jak spacer między regałami w bibliotece. Każdy nagrobek jest jak okładka książki.”
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“Kiedy ktoś mówi o solidarności, musi być świadomy, że los kształtuje się poprzez działanie. Działając udowadniamy, że jesteśmy gotowi popierać to, co uznajemy za ważne.”
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“Nie da się wygrać wojny bez elementu improwizacji, tak samo jak prawdziwa sztuka nie może powstać bez ziarna irracjonalności, które inaczej nazywamy talentem autora.”
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“Śmieć to wielka cisza, pomyślał. Nic więcej. Martwy człowiek jest jak drzewo wyrwane z ziemi z korzeniami. Przede wszystkim jednak śmierć niesie ze sobą nieznośną ciszę. Jej nadejście zwiastuje niemoc ludzkiego języka.”
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“Jeśli znajdzie się w sobie odwagę, by się zgubić, na końcu drogi czeka coś niespodziewanego. Wystarczy zdecydować się na okrężną drogę, a można przeżyć przygody, o których podróżujący prostymi autostradami nie mają bladego pojęcia.”
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“Opuszczony dom sprawia równie przygnębiające wrażenie, co samotny człowiek.”
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Riverton International Honour Prize (2012).
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2010· 4 entries
Henning Mankell was on board the MS Sofia, one of the boats which took part in the flotilla which tried to break the Israeli embargo of the Gaza Strip
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It was reported that he was considering halting Hebrew translations of his books
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Mankell was on board one of the ships in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was boarded by Israeli commandos
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Mankell was set to work on a screenplay for Sveriges Television about his father-in-law, movie and theatre director Ingmar Bergman, on a series produced in four one-hour episodes
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded Erich-Maria-Remarque Peace Prize (2009).
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Mankell was a guest at the Palestine Festival of Literature
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded Ripper Award (2008).
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Won Golden Feather (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Henning Mankell donated 15 million Swedish crowns (about 1
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Litteris et Artibus (2006).
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded Gumshoe Awards (2005).
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Awarded Crimezone Thriller Awards (2005).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Glazen Globe (2003).
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2002· 1 entry
Mankell gave financial support by buying stocks for 50,000 NOK in the Norwegian left-wing newspaper Klassekampen
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation for Sidetracked (2001).
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Awarded Corine Literature Prize (2001).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Mystère de la Critique (2000).
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1998· 1 entry
Married Eva Bergman, daughter of film director Ingmar Bergman
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Author of the Year (1997).
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded Astrid Lindgren Prize (1996).
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Awarded Sveriges Radio's Novel Prize (1996).
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1995· 3 entries
Awarded Best Swedish Crime Novel Award for Sidetracked (1995).
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Awarded August Prize (1995).
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Reflects African problems and is based on African storytelling
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1993· 1 entry
Awarded Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (1993).
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Glass Key award (1992).
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1991· 2 entries
Awarded Nils Holgersson Plaque (1991).
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Awarded Best Swedish Crime Novel Award for Faceless Killers (1991).
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1973· 1 entry
Published The Stone Blaster, a novel about the Swedish labour movement
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1948· 1 entry
Born 1948-02-03.
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