Normal service has been interrupted due to vacation Oct 21, 2009
Maybe a book of short stories by Henning Mankell. (More Swedish detection. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Why police are keeping quiet on Census worker Sparkman death Oct 2, 2009
But it is also possible that they are taking a page straight out of a Henning Mankell police procedural: letting the mystery loosen lips in tight-knit and secretive Clay County, an old moonshiner's haunt and a prime pot-growing area currently in the midst of harvest season. The stakes are high, especially since FBI special agent David Beyer says cases of Census workers being killed in the line of duty are "very, very infrequent." Office of Personnel Management director John Berry says, "We will... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Inside track: Emmy race for lead actor in TV movie/miniseries Jul 18, 2009
Kenneth Branagh portrays a disheveled, brooding SWEDISH police detective in "Wallander," The Wallander books are written by the swedish author Henning Mankell and they take place in Ystad, a small town in the southern part of Sweden. Branagh's Wallander is actually filmed on location in Ystad, Sweden. (Multichannel News)
30 Rock leads the way for Emmys Jul 17, 2009
Branagh, meanwhile, is up for his performances as the eponymous police chief in the TV adaptation of the Wallander novels, by Swedish author Henning Mankell. MOST NOMINATIONS 30 Rock - 22 Grey Gardens - 17 Mad Men - 16 Into The Storm - 14 Saturday Night Live - 13. (BBC News -- Americas)
Scandinavian Crime Wave Jul 9, 2009
It has suffered, in the novels of Henning Mankell, the following horrors: the torture and execution of an elderly farmer and his wife (); the torture and execution of two men who are found floating off the coast in a life boat (); the impalement of a retired bird-watcher on sharpened bamboo poles (); and the self-immolation of a teenage girl (). Each of these crimesand many, many moreis committed by a different killer and all within just three years. (Slate)
Walking miles in Palestinian feet Jun 29, 2009
Some 20-odd writers from the world over - including the popular British travel writer and comedian Michael Palin; Sweden s preeminent thriller writer Henning Mankell; and Canada s Giller Prize-winning M.G. Vassanji - found our events at Jerusalem s Palestine National Theater shut down by machine-gun toting Israeli soldiers in flak jackets. On the first evening, with a Gallic flourish, Jean-Paul Ghoneim of the French Consulate opened the French Cultural Center impromptu, and hosted our event on... (Boston Globe)
* Israel closes Palestinian literary festival May 26, 2009
The week-long festival, supported by the British Council and UNESCO, has brought several high-profile international authors on a speaking tour of Jerusalem and the West Bank, among them Henning Mankell, Michael Palin and Ahdaf Soueif. Shortly before the opening, a squad of about 12 Israeli border police walked into the Palestinian National theater, in east Jerusalem, and ordered it closed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The cold Nordic climes are hot May 10, 2009
Sweden's Henning Mankell is married to one of the late Swedish director's daughters. Mankell's detective, Kurt Wallender, could have been played by Bergman's unromantic alter ego, Erland Josephson. (Boston Globe)
In latest role, Kenneth Branagh plays a brooding Swede May 8, 2009
Swedish writer Henning Mankell made Wallander a global name years ago in the bestsellers he built around the character. Branagh had read Wallander novels and jumped at the chance to play him. (Boston Globe)
'Wallander' presents the introspective detective May 8, 2009
Based on the crime novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the series is for Branagh what "Prime Suspect" was for Helen Mirren - a chance to exude some glamourless small-screen heroism. With rumpled clothes, stubble on his cheeks, and a belly, Branagh's Wallander ambles along the line between gentle sadness and workaholic exhaustion. (Boston Globe)
From the land of grey skies and Volvos, a truly dour detective May 8, 2009
Based on a series of bestselling crime novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the short-run series places film thespian Kenneth Branagh into the deep role of Inspector Kurt Wallander, a brilliant if morose cop. Despite the rumpled raincoat, this is not Colombo. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
REVIEW: The accent's on a Swedish sleuth in 'Wallander' May 8, 2009
Based on a series of books by Henning Mankell about asomewhat sad-sackish Swedish detective, Wallander was shot on location in southern Sweden, a part of the country that is considered remote, apparently, even to other Swedes. The location shots are gorgeous, in a gray, dour, evocative kind of way that befits the grim tone of the show. (USA Today -- Life)
Seven reasons to stay tuned May 4, 2009
Wallander (PBS Mystery, starts Sunday, May 10, 9 p.m.) has Kenneth Branagh as Swedish detective Inspector Kurt Wallander in this series of adaptations of the popular novels by Henning Mankell. And he's great. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Harry Hill takes Bafta TV prize Apr 28, 2009
He said it was "marvellous" to win, and thanked the BBC for commissioning the programme, based on the detective novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell. "They took a risk in wondering whether the world would be interested in the troubled life of a melancholy Scandinavian," he said. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Swedish crime writer finds fame after death Feb 17, 2009
Larsson is the latest of many Swedish crime writers to win international acclaim, from the team of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo in the 1960s to the more recent Henning Mankell, creator of the gloomy detective Kurt Wallander in such books as "Faceless Killers," "Sidetracked," "Firewall" and "Before the Frost.". The Scandinavian crime writing tradition also includes Denmark's Peter Hoeg, whose "Smilla's Sense of Snow" became an international best seller in the 1990s and a movie starring Julia... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Too much crust, not enough filling? Feb 14, 2009
If, like me, you lean to the dark crime writing of Scotland's Ian Rankin or Sweden's Henning Mankell, you may find Flavia unsatisfyingly thin. There must be an appeal, though, as Bradley pocketed the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award and has sold this sweetness in 12 countries already. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
