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.[1] He is best known for a series of crime novels, starring a character he created, inspector Kurt Wallander.[2]

Mankell died of throat and lung cancer in Gothenburg, Sweden on 5 October 2015 at the age of 67.[3]

Henning Mankell Media

References

  1. Henning MankellFamousAuthors.org. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. Andrew Anthony. Henning Mankell: chronicler of his own decline (1 February 2014)Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. Henning Mankell är död. svt.se. Retrieved 5 October 2015.