Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2 appearances
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Edition 10 (1991) Winner
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Edition 14 (1995) Winner
Henning Mankell
ヘニング・マンクェル
Heningu Mankeru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-02-03 （Stockholm）
- Died
- 2015-10-05 （Gothenburg） age 67
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Sveg → Borås → Stockholm → Maputo
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Children's author, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1973-2015
- Affiliations
- Teatro Avenida, Leopard Förlag
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Best Swedish Crime Novel Award | Faceless Killers | — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Nils Holgersson Plaque | A Bridge to the Stars | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Glass Key award | Faceless Killers | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | A Bridge to the Stars | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Astrid Lindgren Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | CWA Gold Dagger | Sidetracked | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Corine Literature Prize | One Step Behind | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Gumshoe Award | The Return of the Dancing Master | Best European Crime Novel | — | 受賞 |
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
1991
Work:
Faceless Killers
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
受賞
Nils Holgersson Plaque
1991
Work:
A Bridge to the Stars
Result:
受賞
Glass Key award
1992
Work:
Faceless Killers
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1993
Work:
A Bridge to the Stars
Result:
受賞
Astrid Lindgren Prize
1996
Result:
受賞
CWA Gold Dagger
2001
Work:
Sidetracked
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Corine Literature Prize
2001
Work:
One Step Behind
Result:
受賞
Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing
2004
Result:
受賞
Gumshoe Award
2005
Work:
The Return of the Dancing Master
Category:
Best European Crime Novel
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Glass Key award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1992) Winner
August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1998) Winner
Prix Mystère de la critique
1 appearances
CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
-
Edition 47 (2001) Winner
Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Faceless Killers
1991 Crime fictionKurt Wallander's first appearance. An elderly couple is murdered, involving immigration issues.
Social inequalityImmigration
Adaptations
- [TV series] Wallander (1997)
Translations
- Japanese translation available
Bibliography
- Faceless Killers (1991)
- The Dogs of Riga (1992)
Adaptations
- Wallander Swedish TV series
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Socially criticalRealistic
- Recurring Motifs
- Social injusticeAfricaImmigration
Health
-
Lung cancer and throat cancer2014-2015Affected writing, wrote about his illness
Legacy
Famous for Kurt Wallander series worldwide. Themes of social inequality. African charity activist.
Museums
- Sveg Henning Mankell Museum Sveg
In Popular Culture
- Participated in Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Quotes
-
We refuse to understand the significance of Islamic culture in Europe's history.
Source: Dagbladet (2007)
Trivia
- Participated in Gaza Freedom Flotilla and detained by Israeli forces.
- Married to Eva Bergman, daughter of Ingmar Bergman.