Quote by: Henning Mankell

I work in an old tradition that goes back to the ancient Greeks. You hold a mirror to crime to see what's happening in society. I could never write a crime story just for the sake of it, because I always want to talk about certain things in society.


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Author Bio


  • NameHenning Mankell
  • DescriptionSwedish crime writer, children's author, leftist activist and dramatist
  • BornFebruary 3, 1948
  • CountrySweden
  • ProfessionWriter
  • AwardsSwedish Crime Writers' Academy; Glass Key Award; Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis; Golden Feather; Litteris Et Artibus; Riverton International Honour Prize