The Wallander novels reportedly have an underlying question - what is wrong with Swedish society ? Not surprisingly, Wallander seems to share Mankell's political views. He was deported to Sweden, but called for global sanctions against Israel. He was one on those on board the MS Sofia, one of the boats that tried to break the Israeli embargo on the Gaza strip in 2010. In 2009 he supported the Palestinian cause, describing the situation as a repetition of the hated South African Arpatheid system. He also supported financially a Norwegian left wing newspaper. He didn't join the party, but supported its activities. In 1970 he had moved to Norway, and lived with a woman who was a member of the Maoist Workers Communist Party. In his youth Mankell was an extreme left wing political activist. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, and sadly died in October, 2015 at the age of 67. He married Eva Bergman, the daughter of Indmar Bergman.
In 2007 he donated about 1.5 million euros to SOS Children's village in Western Mozambique, and has gone on to donate vast sums of money to such charities. He lived for a while in Zambia and other African countries, and accepted the position of artistic director of a theatre in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. At the age of 20 Henning was already an author, and a theatre director. Mankell's grandfather, also a Henning Mankell (1868 to 1930) was a composer. His parents divorced a year later, and he was brought up by his father, a district judge, and an older sister. Henning Mankell was born in 1948 in Sweden.
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not too many laughs ! But Mankell is almost a polymath, and has achieved so much more than Wallander authorship in a very full and accomplished life.
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Surprisingly I have never watched the TV series - perhaps put off by its reputation for darkness and gloom - i.e. These books have been made into two well known TV series - the Swedish language Wallander featuring Krister Henriksson and Rolf Lassgard, and the English version featuring Kenneth Branagh. Henning Mankell is a very famous Swedish author, best known for his Inspector Wallander books, set in Ystad, Sweden. This series of books is one of those covered in Following the Detectives - real locations in Crime Fiction, - q.v. Before the Frost, (2002/2004) - a Linda Wallander book but her dad is there too.Henning Mankell - the Inspector Wallander books
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