Henning Mankell

En Piper Cherokee störtar i backen med våldsam kraft och fattar eld. Piloten och hans passagerare dödas. Kurt Wallander vid polisen i Ystad konstaterar snart att inget sportplan saknas. Att det måste ha flugit utan tillstånd. Mitt under haveriutredningen kommer ett nattligt alarm, en brand har utbrutit i systrarna Eberhardssons sybehörsaffär. Huset är redan övertänt och undersökningen efteråt av de innebrända systrarnas kroppar innebär en fasansfull upptäckt: båda kranierna har skotthål i nacken. Henning Mankell är en av Sveriges internationellt mest läste författare. Hans böcker har sålt i över 50 miljoner exemplar och översatts till fler än 40 språk. Hösten 2020 lanserar Netflix den internationella serien om den unge Wallander med Adam Pålsson som Kurt Wallander.

A man is found dead in the backseat of a taxi. He seems to have died from poisoning, but nobody understands how it happened. Meet legendary Swedish police inspector Kurt Wallander in this short story, a classic murder mystery that takes place on a foggy, abandoned beach in the south of Sweden during the chilly spring of 1987. He must have met somebody here, Wallander thought. Or rather, he must have arranged to meet somebody. You dont bump into a poisoner by accident.

Four pocket-sized short stories of great Swedish crime fiction. A classic murder mystery starring police inspector Kurt Wallander; a thrilling story by the author of the famous van Veeteren crime series; an action-filled page-turner by the man behind the bestselling Intercrime series; and a nerve-racking tale from the deep, dark Swedish forests this box contains four small books of short stories by some of Sweden s most beloved crime writers. This box includes:Håkan Nesser - How I Spend My Days and My Nights Arne Dahl - Migraine Karin Tidbeck - Anywhere Out of the WorldHenning Mankell - The Man on the Beach The concept of Novellix is simple; small books, big stories, all contained within beautiful, accessible packages, perfect for reading on the go.

Språk: Japanska På en ö i yttersta havsbandet lever Fredrik i en stor tystnad, omgiven av sin hund och katt, med en myrstack i sitt vardagsrum. En mörk hemlighet, ett ödesdigert misstag har gjort honom till en skygg ensling. En morgon står en kvinna ute på isen. Det är Harriet som han svek för över 30 år sedan, som han lämnade utan att säga ett ord. Harriet ska snart dö och kräver nu att Fredrik ska infria det löfte han en gång gav henne. Tillsammans gör de en resa som på många sätt blir omskakande och leder till möten med de märkliga människor som döljer sig under den lugna svenska ytan.

LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018The final novel from the bestselling author of the Inspector Wallander mysteriesFredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old retired doctor. Years ago he retreated to the Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary. He lives a quiet life. Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire. Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed wellies, as neighbouring islanders arrive to help douse the flames. All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson. The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone. He cannot think who would do such a thing, or why. Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself.

Boken följer arkeologen Louise Cantors sökande i Sahara för att avslöja ett uråldrigt mysterium. När hemligheter avslöjas, konfronterar hon sitt förflutna och ett komplicerat nät av historia, kultur och personlig turbulens, vilket leder till en fängslande resa av upptäckt och självförståelse.

Henning Mankell's last novel, about an aging man whose quiet, solitary life on an isolated island off the coast of Sweden is turned upside down when his house catches fire. Fredrik Welin is a former surgeon who retired in disgrace decades earlier to a tiny island on which he is the only resident. He has a daughter he rarely sees and his mailman Jansson is the closest thing he has to a friend, and to an adversary. He is perfectly content to live out his days in quiet solitude. One autumn evening, he is startled awake by a blinding light--only to discover that his house is on fire. With the help of Jansson, he escapes the flames just in time wearing two left boots. Dawn reveals that everything he owns is now a smoldering pile of ash and his house is destroyed--forcing him to move into an abandoned trailer on his island. A local journalist, Lisa Modin, who wants to write a story about the fire, comes into his life. In doing so, she awakens in him something that he thought was long dead. Soon after, his daughter comes to the island with surprising news of her own. Meanwhile, the police suspect Fredrik of arson because he had a sizable insurance claim on his house. When Fredrik is away from the archipelago, another house goes up in flames and the community realizes they have an arsonist in their midst. After the Fire is an intimate portrait of an elderly recluse who is forced to open himself up to a world he'd left behind.

In January 2014 Henning Mankell was informed that he had cancer. However, Quicksand is not a book about death, but about what it means to be human. It is a book about how humanity has lived and continues to live, and about how Henning lived his own life.

En høstnatt våkner den pensjonerte legen, Fredrik Welin, av at huset hans brenner voldsomt. Han kommer seg ut i siste liten. Det eneste han rekker å få med seg, er to venstrestøvler. Dagen etter er det kun aske igjen av hans elskede skjærgårdshus. For Fredrik blir den ulmende ruinen også et symbol på et forspilt liv som går mot slutten. Men da trer datteren Louise og journalisten Lisa Modin inn i livet hans og rister grunnsteinene i hans tilværelse. På nyttårsaften brenner enda et hus i skjærgården ned, og alle høstens hendelser leder til en forklaring som Fredrik Welin aldri har kunnet forestille seg. «Den er både spennende, underholdende og svært velskrevet … Takk for fine ord, Henning Mankell.» Sindre Hovdenakk, VG «Mankells vakre farvel» Leif Gjerstad, BOK «Svenske gummistøvler er en stilistisk nytelse … Boka er et overflødighetshorn av overraskende elegante bilder.» Cathrine Krøger, Dagbladet«En av Mankells beste romaner, som tar livet og døden på alvor.» Rune Hallheim, Aftenposten « Det handler om det å bli gammel,vennskap, små hemmeligheter … Dette er en roman jeg virkelig kan anbefale.» Thorstein Buer, Demokraten «En verdig finale» Eva Myklebust, Fædrelandsvennen Det er vanskelig å ikke bli litt høytidsstemt og vemodig når man leser det som skulle bli Henning Mankells aller siste roman, ferdigstilt bare et halvt år før han døde av kreft i fjor høst - 67 år gammel. At tematikken dreier seg mye om nettopp sykdom og død er derfor kanskje ikke overraskende. Men heldigvis er «Svenske gummistøvler» ikke først og fremst en trist og nedstemt bok. Den er både spennende, underholdende og svært velskrevet. Vi møter igjen den pensjonerte legen Fredrik Welin, som også hadde hovedrollen i Mankells roman «Italienske sko» fra 2006. Han har trukket seg tilbake til sin gamle familieeiendom i den svenske skjærgården, men en natt blir freden brutt da huset plutselig står i full fyr. Welin overlever brannen, men absolutt alt 70-åringen eier og har er borte. I en blanding av lammelse og handlekraft, dødsangst og raseri må han mobilisere nytt livsmot. Brannen medfører ikke bare at han tar kontakt med sin voksne datter som han ellers har sett lite til, han kommer også i forbindelse med en ung kvinnelig journalist som vekker til live seksuelle lengsler i den gamle mannen. P...

A stunning and poignant autobiographical look at the myriad experiences that shape a meaningful life, by the bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries. "Surely one of the most moving and intriguing farewell notes ever written.... Intensely beautiful in its spirit." --Alexander McCall Smith, New Statesman In January 2014, Henning Mankell received a diagnosis of lung cancer. Quicksand is a response to this shattering news--but it is not a memoir of destruction. Instead, it is a testament to a life fully lived, a tribute to the extraordinary but fleeting human journey that delivers both boundless opportunity and crucial responsibility. In a series of intimate vignettes, Mankell ranges over rich and varied reflections: of growing up in a small Swedish town, where he experiences a startling revelation on a winter morning as a young boy; of living hand-to-mouth during a summer in Paris as an ambitious young writer; of his work at a theater in Mozambique, where Lysistrata is staged in the midst of civil war; of chance encounters with men and women who changed his understanding of the world. Along the way, Mankell ponders the meaning of a good life, and the critically important ways we can shape the future of humanity if we are fortunate enough to have the choice. Vivid, clear-eyed, and breathtakingly beautiful, Quicksand is an invaluable parting gift from a great man.

Henning Mankell on Ruotsin tunnetuimpia dekkarikirjailijoita. Johan Werkmästerin selkokielisessä mukautuksessa Kurt Wallander tutkii kotikaupungissaan Ystadissa sattunutta kuolemantapausta. Outoja kuvia askarteleva valokuvaaja murhataan raa'asti työhuoneessaan. Wallander joutuu ratkaisemaan monta ongelmaa, ennen kuin tapaus selviää. Taitavan dekkaristin tapaan Mankell kutoo ihmiskohtaloista ja intohimoista kertomuksen, joka pitää otteessaan loppuun saakka. Henning Mankellin luoma poliisihahmo esiintyy ensimmäistä kertaa selkokirjassa. Suomentanut Ari Sainio

Utforska olika mänskliga teman i 'Kvicksand' av Henning Mankell. Berättelserna navigerar genom karaktärernas komplexiteter, strider och förhoppningar. Mankells stil blandar introspektion och samhällskommentar och tar upp moderna utmaningar, identitet, normer, kultur och teknologi. Varje berättelse ger insikt i mänsklig erfarenhet och väcker eftertanke.

En efterårsnat vågner den pensionerede læge Fredrik Welin ved, at hans hus brænder voldsomt. Han når ud i sidste øjeblik. Det eneste, han får med sig, er to gummistøvler, begge til venstre fod. Næste morgen er der kun aske tilbage af hans elskede skærgårdshus. For Fredrik bliver den rygende ruin et symbol på et forspildt liv, der lakker mod enden. Men da træder hans datter Louise og journalisten Lisa Modin ind i hans liv og ryster hans tilværelses grund. Nytårsaften brænder endnu et hus i Skærgården ned, og efterårets begivenheder får en forklaring, som Fredrik Welin aldrig har kunnet forestille sig. Svenske gummistøvler er en fritstående fortsættelse til bestselleren Italienske sko.

Nelson Mandela is dead and his dream of a rainbow nation in South Africa is fading. Twenty years after the fall of apartheid the white Afrikaner minority fears cultural extinction. How far are they prepared to go to survive as a people? Kajsa Norman's book traces the war for control of South Africa, its people, and its history, over a series of December 16ths, from the Battle of Blood River in 1838 to its commemoration in 2011. Weaving between the past and the present, the book highlights how years of fear, nationalism, and social engineering have left the modern Afrikaner struggling for identity and relevance. Norman spends time with residents of the breakaway republic of Orania, where a thousand Afrikaners are working to construct a white-African utopia. Citing their desire to preserve their language and traditions, they have sequestered themselves in an isolated part of the arid Karoo region. Here, they can still dictate the rules and create a homeland with its own flag, currency and ideology. For a Europe that faces growing nationalism, their story is more relevant than ever. How do people react when they believe their cultural identity is under threat? Bridge Over Blood River's haunting and subversive evocation of South Africa's racial politics provides some unsettling answers.