Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) 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. He was a left-wing social critic and activist. In his books and plays he constantly highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad. In 2010, Mankell was on board one of the ships in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was boarded by Israeli commandos. He was below deck on the MV Mavi Marmara when nine civilians were killed in international waters. Mankell shared his time between Sweden and countries in Africa, mostly Mozambique where he started a theatre. He made considerable donations to charity organizations, mostly connected to Africa.
Henning Mankell
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Henning Mankell, Геннінґ Манкелль, Хенинг Манкел, und 30 Andere
Hinnīng Mānkil, Хеннинг Манкелль, Heningu Mankeru, مانکل، هنينگ, Mankell, Hening Mank'el, Hennings Mankells, Hening Mankel, Хенінг Манкель, هينينغ مانكل, ヘニング・マンケル, Hanīnj Mānkil, Hennig Mankell, 헤닝만켈, Hening Mankaier, هنینگ مانکل, ヘニング マンケル, Hînîng Mankîl, Chenning Mankellʹ, Hinīngh Mānkil, הנינג מנקל, 曼凯尔亨宁, Xennïng Mankelʹ, حەننىينگ مانكەل, Haining Mankair, 賀寧·曼凱爾, Chening Mankel, H MANKELL, Хеннинг Манкель, Henning Mankelʹ - Geboren:
- 3. Februar 1948
- Gestorben:
- 5. Oktober 2015
