Die rote Antilope Roman
Die Geschichte eines kleinen schwarzen Jungen, der Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts von wohlmeinenden Weissen nach Schweden gebracht wurde und sich dort nach seiner warmen Heimat zu Tode sehnt. Ein menschliches Drama, ein politisches Gleichnis und ein ebenso spannender wie poetischer Roman. 'Mit seinem poetischen Realismus vermittelt Henning Mankell mehr vom wahren Kern Afrikas als mehrere Wochen Tagesberichterstattung.' (Elmar Krekeler, Die Welt) Henning Mankell, 1948 in Härjedalen, Schweden, geboren, lebt als Theaterregisseur und Autor abwechselnd in Schweden und in Maputo/Mosambik.
Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillers & SuspenseSuspense
RELEASED2001
PUBLISHERZsolnay
LENGTH380
LANGUAGEDE
Henning Mankell was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of a judge. He grew up in the towns of Sveg and Borås. His grandfather, also called Henning Mankell (1868–1930), was a well-known composer. At the age of 20, Mankell was the assistant director at the Riks Theater in Stockholm, and he was also writing. In the 1970s he moved to Norway, where he lived with a woman who was a member of the Maoist Communist Labour Party, although he never officially joined the Party. He moved to Africa and lived in several African countries, and in 1985 he founded the Avenida Theater in Maputo, Mozambique, where he continues to spend about half of every year. In 1997 he began his most well-known series of novels, a series of murder mysteries set in Ystad, Sweden, featuring the police detective Kurt Wallander. He also established a publishing house, Leopard Förlag, to publish young talents from both Africa and Sweden. He is married to Eva Bergman, daughter of Ingmar Bergman.
Die rote Antilope Roman
Die Geschichte eines kleinen schwarzen Jungen, der Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts von wohlmeinenden Weissen nach Schweden gebracht wurde und sich dort nach seiner warmen Heimat zu Tode sehnt. Ein menschliches Drama, ein politisches Gleichnis und ein ebenso spannender wie poetischer Roman. 'Mit seinem poetischen Realismus vermittelt Henning Mankell mehr vom wahren Kern Afrikas als mehrere Wochen Tagesberichterstattung.' (Elmar Krekeler, Die Welt) Henning Mankell, 1948 in Härjedalen, Schweden, geboren, lebt als Theaterregisseur und Autor abwechselnd in Schweden und in Maputo/Mosambik.
Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillers & SuspenseSuspense
RELEASED2001
PUBLISHERZsolnay
LENGTH380
LANGUAGEDE
Henning Mankell was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of a judge. He grew up in the towns of Sveg and Borås. His grandfather, also called Henning Mankell (1868–1930), was a well-known composer. At the age of 20, Mankell was the assistant director at the Riks Theater in Stockholm, and he was also writing. In the 1970s he moved to Norway, where he lived with a woman who was a member of the Maoist Communist Labour Party, although he never officially joined the Party. He moved to Africa and lived in several African countries, and in 1985 he founded the Avenida Theater in Maputo, Mozambique, where he continues to spend about half of every year. In 1997 he began his most well-known series of novels, a series of murder mysteries set in Ystad, Sweden, featuring the police detective Kurt Wallander. He also established a publishing house, Leopard Förlag, to publish young talents from both Africa and Sweden. He is married to Eva Bergman, daughter of Ingmar Bergman.
