Henning Mankell
Internationally acclaimed author Henning Mankell has written nine Kurt Wallander mysteries. The books have been published in thirty-three countries and consistently top the bestseller lists in Europe, receiving major literary prizes (including the UK's Golden Dagger for Sidetracked) and generating numerous international film and television adaptations. He has also published many other novels for children, teens, and adults. In addition, he is one of Sweden's most popular dramatists.
Born in 1948, Mankell grew up in the Swedish village Sveg. He now divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he works as a director at Teatro Avenida. He has spent...
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A Bridge to the Stars
Trade Paperback | 176 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-440-24042-6 (0-440-24042-5)
August 11, 2009 | $9.99
One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden.
12-year-old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of the house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window...
Written by Henning Mankell
Trade Paperback | 176 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-440-24042-6 (0-440-24042-5)
August 11, 2009 | $9.99
One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden.
12-year-old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of the house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window...
The Eye of the Leopard
Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-307-39784-3 (0-307-39784-X)
April 14, 2009 | $21.00
Written by Henning Mankell
Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-307-39784-3 (0-307-39784-X)
April 14, 2009 | $21.00
Kennedy's Brain
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-676-97918-3 (0-676-97918-1)
November 11, 2008 | $19.95
An original and breathtaking thriller surrounding one of the most important issues of our time, from internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Henning Mankell.
When archaeologist Louise Cantor’s son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Despite traces of sleeping tablets in his system, several clues...
Written by Henning Mankell
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-676-97918-3 (0-676-97918-1)
November 11, 2008 | $19.95
An original and breathtaking thriller surrounding one of the most important issues of our time, from internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Henning Mankell.
When archaeologist Louise Cantor’s son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Despite traces of sleeping tablets in his system, several clues...
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hardcover.
The Cat Who Liked Rain
Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Andersen Press | Juvenile Fiction
978-1-84270-843-9 (1-84270-843-0)
September 16, 2008 | $10.95
Mankell’s only book for younger readers tells the story of 7-year old Lucas who is given a beautiful black cat for his birthday. He becomes very fond of it and is devastated when it disappears one rainy night.
Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Andersen Press | Juvenile Fiction
978-1-84270-843-9 (1-84270-843-0)
September 16, 2008 | $10.95
Mankell’s only book for younger readers tells the story of 7-year old Lucas who is given a beautiful black cat for his birthday. He becomes very fond of it and is devastated when it disappears one rainy night.
Shadows in the Twilight
Hardcover | 208 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-385-73496-7 (0-385-73496-4)
July 8, 2008 | $19.99
JOEL WILL SOON be 12, and he thinks nothing is going on in the small community where he lives. But he’s wrong. One day, an incident that could easily have been a catastrophe turns into a miracle. Now Joel believes he owes the world a good deed, to prove that he...
Written by Henning Mankell
Hardcover | 208 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-385-73496-7 (0-385-73496-4)
July 8, 2008 | $19.99
JOEL WILL SOON be 12, and he thinks nothing is going on in the small community where he lives. But he’s wrong. One day, an incident that could easily have been a catastrophe turns into a miracle. Now Joel believes he owes the world a good deed, to prove that he...
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
Shadows in the Twilight
Hardcover Library Binding | 208 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-385-90490-2 (0-385-90490-8)
July 8, 2008 | $23.99
JOEL WILL SOON be 12, and he thinks nothing is going on in the small community where he lives. But he’s wrong. One day, an incident that could easily have been a catastrophe turns into a miracle. Now Joel believes he owes the world a good deed, to prove that he...
Written by Henning Mankell
Hardcover Library Binding | 208 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-385-90490-2 (0-385-90490-8)
July 8, 2008 | $23.99
JOEL WILL SOON be 12, and he thinks nothing is going on in the small community where he lives. But he’s wrong. One day, an incident that could easily have been a catastrophe turns into a miracle. Now Joel believes he owes the world a good deed, to prove that he...
Also available as a
hardcover.
Depths
Trade Paperback | 416 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction
978-0-676-97872-8 (0-676-97872-X)
April 15, 2008 | $21.00
Internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Henning Mankell will be published for the first time in Canada by Knopf Canada with Depths.
October 1914: the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-southeast. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings to find a navigable channel for...
Trade Paperback | 416 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction
978-0-676-97872-8 (0-676-97872-X)
April 15, 2008 | $21.00
Internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Henning Mankell will be published for the first time in Canada by Knopf Canada with Depths.
October 1914: the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-southeast. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings to find a navigable channel for...
The Journey to the End of the World
Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Andersen Press | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure
978-1-84270-666-4 (1-84270-666-7)
April 1, 2008 | $11.95
Continuing Mankell’s magical account of a boyhood spent in northern Sweden, Joel is fifteen and has left school, wanting to become a merchant sailor and travel far away from his home town in the north of Sweden. But first he must face up to the past and meet his mother who...
Written by Henning Mankell
Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Andersen Press | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure
978-1-84270-666-4 (1-84270-666-7)
April 1, 2008 | $11.95
Continuing Mankell’s magical account of a boyhood spent in northern Sweden, Joel is fifteen and has left school, wanting to become a merchant sailor and travel far away from his home town in the north of Sweden. But first he must face up to the past and meet his mother who...
A Bridge to the Stars
Hardcover | 176 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-385-73495-0 (0-385-73495-6)
December 11, 2007 | $20.99
One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden.
12-year-old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of the house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window...
Written by Henning Mankell
Hardcover | 176 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-385-73495-0 (0-385-73495-6)
December 11, 2007 | $20.99
One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden.
12-year-old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of the house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window...
A Bridge to the Stars
Hardcover Library Binding | 176 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-385-90489-6 (0-385-90489-4)
December 11, 2007 | $24.99
One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden.
12-year-old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of the house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window...
Written by Henning Mankell
Hardcover Library Binding | 176 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men
978-0-385-90489-6 (0-385-90489-4)
December 11, 2007 | $24.99
One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden.
12-year-old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of the house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window...
Kennedy's Brain
Hardcover | 336 pages | Knopf Canada | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-676-97917-6 (0-676-97917-3)
October 16, 2007 | $32.00
An original and breathtaking thriller surrounding one of the most important issues of our time, from internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Henning Mankell.
When archaeologist Louise Cantor’s son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Despite traces of sleeping tablets in his system, several clues...
Written by Henning Mankell
Hardcover | 336 pages | Knopf Canada | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-676-97917-6 (0-676-97917-3)
October 16, 2007 | $32.00
An original and breathtaking thriller surrounding one of the most important issues of our time, from internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Henning Mankell.
When archaeologist Louise Cantor’s son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Despite traces of sleeping tablets in his system, several clues...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
When the Snow Fell
Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Andersen Press | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure
978-1-84270-665-7 (1-84270-665-9)
October 2, 2007 | $11.95
Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his New Year’s resolutions: 1 — to see a naked lady; 2 — to toughen himself up so that he can live to be a hundred; and 3 — to see the sea. They all look pretty impossible...
Written by Henning Mankell
Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Andersen Press | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure
978-1-84270-665-7 (1-84270-665-9)
October 2, 2007 | $11.95
Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his New Year’s resolutions: 1 — to see a naked lady; 2 — to toughen himself up so that he can live to be a hundred; and 3 — to see the sea. They all look pretty impossible...
The Man Who Smiled
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-676-97961-9 (0-676-97961-0)
September 25, 2007 | $21.00
In this riveting Henning Mankell thriller, a disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself in a deep personal and professional crisis after killing a man in the line of duty. After almost a year of sick leave, he hits rock bottom and resolves to quit the police force for good. Against his...
Written by Henning Mankell
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-676-97961-9 (0-676-97961-0)
September 25, 2007 | $21.00
In this riveting Henning Mankell thriller, a disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself in a deep personal and professional crisis after killing a man in the line of duty. After almost a year of sick leave, he hits rock bottom and resolves to quit the police force for good. Against his...
Chronicler of the Winds
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction
978-0-676-97916-9 (0-676-97916-5)
June 12, 2007 | $21.00
World famous for his Kurt Wallander mysteries, Henning Mankell has been published in 35 countries, with more than 25 million copies of his books in print.
“Nelio is dead. And however unlikely it may sound, it seemed to me that he died without once being afraid. How can that be possible?”
—from...
Written by Henning Mankell
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction
978-0-676-97916-9 (0-676-97916-5)
June 12, 2007 | $21.00
World famous for his Kurt Wallander mysteries, Henning Mankell has been published in 35 countries, with more than 25 million copies of his books in print.
“Nelio is dead. And however unlikely it may sound, it seemed to me that he died without once being afraid. How can that be possible?”
—from...
Shadows in Twilight
Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Andersen Press | Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Adolescence
978-1-84270-620-6 (1-84270-620-9)
May 1, 2007 | $10.99
One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden.
Joel will soon be twelve, and he thinks nothing’s going on in the small community where he lives. But he’s wrong there. One day, a Miracle happens to him. He’s very nearly run over...
Written by Henning Mankell
Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Andersen Press | Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Adolescence
978-1-84270-620-6 (1-84270-620-9)
May 1, 2007 | $10.99
One of the world’s best-selling authors has written a moving story about a teenager’s life in Northern Sweden.
Joel will soon be twelve, and he thinks nothing’s going on in the small community where he lives. But he’s wrong there. One day, a Miracle happens to him. He’s very nearly run over...
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