Daniel
By: Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Steven T. Murray
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780099481430; 9780099563662
Subjects: Entomologists; Psychology; Social Marginality; Aliens; Africans; Fiction; Boys; Tribes; Interracial adoption; San (African people)
Work titles: Vindens son
Description: "Hans Bengler, a young entomologist, leaves Sweden for the Kalahari Desert, determined to find a previously undiscovered insect to name after himself and advance his career. Instead, he finds a young boy, whose tribe has been decimated by European raiders. Accustomed to collecting specimens, Bengler re-names the traumatised child Daniel and brings him home to Sweden, intending to 'civilise' him. But Daniel yearns desperately for the desert and his real family. His only consolation is his friendship with a vulnerable young girl who is also an outsider in the community, but even this bond is destined to be violently broken, as Daniel's isolation and increasing desperation lead to a chilling tragedy." --
Notes: This translation originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2010.

Translated from the Swedish.