Henning Mankell

Mankell in April 2011

Henning Mankell (3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish writer. He was born in Stockholm. He wrote stories both for the theatre as well as books and television series. He is best known for a series of crime novels, starring a character he created, inspector Kurt Wallander.

Mankell died of throat and lung cancer in Gothenburg, Sweden on 5 October 2015 at the age of 67.

References

  1. ↑ "Henning Mankell". FamousAuthors.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Andrew Anthony (1 February 2014). "Henning Mankell: chronicler of his own decline". Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Henning Mankell är död". svt.se. Retrieved 5 October 2015.