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Henning Mankell
Radio 4 celebrates the life of the great Skandi thriller writer.
Mankell discusses his place in the crime fiction genre as part of Mark Lawson's Foreign Bodies series
He also explores issues of xenophobia in Scandinavian society.
Henning Mankell—Letters from Europe
Swedish novelist Henning Mankell reflects from his home in France on the state of Europe.
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Henning Mankell - Faceless Killers—World Book Club
Scandi-noir at its best - Swedish sleuth Kurt Wallander's first murder mystery
Henning Mankell—Bookclub
James Naughtie talks to Henning Mankell about Sidetracked, a Kurt Wallander novel.
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Mankell reflects on saying goodbye to his best-known character, Kurt Wallander, after 20 years
He also reveals how living in Africa gave his latest novel a global sweep
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Henning Mankell: ‘Dickens would satirise crime fiction’
Swedish author Henning Mankell on the unhealthy obsession with Scandinavian crime fiction.
