TV ratings - November 30 TV ratings: Wallander brings 6m to BBC1 Dec 2, 2008
The drama, starring Kenneth Branagh as the Swedish detective created by Henning Mankell, attracted 6. 2 million and a 24% share in the 9pm hour, according to unofficial overnight figures. (guardian.co.uk)
Kenneth Branagh: Wallander Nov 29, 2008
His interpretation of Kurt Wallander, the troubled detective created by bestselling Swedish author Henning Mankell, dominates every scene of the gripping 90-minute adaptations the BBC has made of three of Mankell s novels. Filmed on location in Sweden, these pieces have an alien, unnerving feel to them, thanks in part to the vast, empty landscapes in which they re set, but also due to the intense, near-voyeuristic focus of the camera on the emotions of their hero. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Deaths in a cold climate (plus gloom and neurosis) Oct 12, 2008
The Pyramid and Four Other Kurt Wallander MysteriesBy Henning Mankell New Press, 392 pp ... Larsson has been compared with countryman Henning Mankell, but other than geography and leftist political bent, there's not that much that unites them. (Boston Globe)
Never write him off: how Branagh staged his great comeback Sep 21, 2008
It is tempting to declare Branagh the comeback kid, although admirers of his work on film and TV will know that he never really went away - in the autumn he stars in BBC1's adaptation of Henning Mankell's Wallander ... Recently he was in Sweden filming BBC1's Wallander, a 6m series of three 90-minute episodes based on the crime novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell, which have sold 25 million copies worldwide. (guardian.co.uk)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Feb 23, 2008
If you've been reading recent Swedish crime fiction, however, by writers such as Henning Mankell, Liza Marklund or Asa Nilsonne, you'll know that beneath all that light-coloured hair and light-coloured furniture, Sweden is also thrillingly noir. Swedish crime fiction, like the country itself, has both class and a social conscience. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Words to live by Dec 27, 2007
One of the most important books Henning Mankell ever read in his life was a few bent pages in the hand of a Ugandan child. Though he's written nearly 40 books and stage plays, 59-year-old Mankell is best known for nine crime novels featuring dour Swedish police inspector Kurt Wallander. (Globe and Mail)
Crime novel becomes a polemic on AIDS Nov 19, 2007
Henning Mankell's novel centers on the death of a man obsessed with AIDS in Africa ... Kennedy's Brain By Henning Mankell Translated, from the Swedish, by Laurie Thompson New Press, 328 pp ... It's becoming painfully clear that Henning Mankell's crime detective, Kurt Wallander, is a more interesting character than Mankell himself. (Boston Globe)
The genre that just won't die Aug 23, 2007
Rees hopes to tap into the new interest in "exotic crime fiction", a sub-genre popularised by Alexander McCall Smith's folksy Number One Ladies' Detective Agency and the acclaimed Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. Detective stories can provide insight into an alien society, Rees says from his home in Jerusalem. (BBC News -- UK)
Bergman's family mum on funeral Aug 9, 2007
Swedish writer Henning Mankell, who is married to Mr. Bergman's daughter, Eva, told national media last week that the funeral would be held at the Faro church and administered by the local vicar. The vicar, Agneta Soderdahl, declined to confirm the information, saying she was bound by a "code of honour" that all Faro residents observe. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Sweden mourns film director Ingmar Bergman Aug 1, 2007
Bergman's son-in-law, writer Henning Mankell, who is married to Bergman's daughter Eva, told Swedish news agency TT that Bergman's funeral will be held in the church at Faro, attended only by a close circle of friends and family. No date had been set for the service. (International Herald Tribune)
From waterfront to watershed Jul 7, 2007
The ACTU secretary is lean as a whippet, cooks (curries and roasts), enjoys red wine, breeds rare and valuable Gouldian finches ("because they're beautiful"), plays guitar (not half badly, mates say) and reads the British historian Antony Beevor and the Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. He has two university degrees as well as a diploma in labour law. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
'Depths' is a bleak, poetic meditation on a hard-to-forget character Jun 8, 2007
Henning Mankell parses eros and civilization in his novel ... Depths, By Henning Mankell, Translated from Swedish by Laurie Thompson, New Press, 403 pp ... All of Henning Mankell's characters, even those on the side of the angels, have a hole in their soul deep enough to drive an existential truck through. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Eugen Weber, 82; UCLA expert on France May 20, 2007
He indulged his love of mysteries and thrillers, especially the works of George Pelecanos, Robert Parker and Henning Mankell, in his "L.A. Confidential" column for The Times Book Review from 1999 until 2005. "One of his most endearing qualities was the way he wrote his reviews for us," Times deputy book editor Nick Owchar said. (Los Angeles Times)
Henning Mankell's 'Smiled' adds to the mystery Jan 16, 2007
The Man Who SmiledBy Henning MankellThe New Press, 325 pp ... That "something else" is what sets Henning Mankell apart from most other crime writers. (Boston Globe -- Living)
