Wallander writer Henning Mankell dies aged 67
The author discovered he had cancer last year, and wrote about the experience in his last book, Quicksand: What It Means To Be A Human Being.
His best-selling novels, which follow policeman Kurt Wallander through Sweden and Mozambique, were turned into a TV drama starring Sir Kenneth Branagh.
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Hide AdIan Rankin, who penned the popular Rebus series, tweeted yesterday: “I interviewed Henning Mankell @edbookfest a few years back, just as his books were being published in English. His life read like a novel.”
In a statement yesterday, Sir Kenneth paid tribute to the author, saying: “In life and in art Henning Mankell was a man of passionate commitment. I will miss his provocative intelligence and his great personal generosity.