Henning Mankell
1948 – 2015 · aged 67
Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015)
- Born
- 3 Feb 1948 · Stockholm
- Died
- 5 Oct 2015 · Gothenburg
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 3 Feb 1948BornBorn in Stockholm
- 1991AwardBest Swedish Crime Novel Award
- 1991AwardNils Holgersson Plaque
- 1992AwardGlass Key award
- 1993AwardDeutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
- 1995AwardAugust Prize
- 1995AwardBest Swedish Crime Novel Award
- 1996AwardAstrid Lindgren Prize
- 1996AwardSveriges Radio's Novel Prize
- 1997AwardAuthor of the Year
- 2000AwardPrix Mystère de la Critique
- 2001AwardBest Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
- 2001AwardCorine Literature Prize
- 5 Oct 2015DiedDied in Gothenburg
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1948 – 2015).
- 19501950 FIFA World Cup
- 1950 – 1953Korean War
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
Biography
Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
He was a left-wing social critic and activist. In his books and plays he consistently highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad. In 2010, Mankell was on board one of the ships in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was boarded by Israeli commandos. He was below deck on the MV Mavi Marmara when nine civilians were killed in international waters.
Mankell shared his time between Sweden and countries in Africa, mostly Mozambique where he started a theatre. He made considerable donations to charity organizations, mostly connected to Africa.
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