Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell (3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish writer. He was born in Stockholm. He wrote stories both for the theatre as well as books and television series. He is best known for a series of crime novels, starring a character he created, inspector Kurt Wallander. 

Mankell died of throat and lung cancer in Gothenburg, Sweden on 5 October 2015 at the age of 67.

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Category:1948 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:Crime writers
Category:Children's writers
Category:Swedish novelists
Category:Writers from Stockholm
Category:Swedish playwrights
Category:Television writers