In 2008, the University of St Andrews conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience. The only clue is the single word she utters before she dies. Driven by a desire to change the world and to fight against racism and nationalism, Mankell devoted much of his time to working with charities in Africa, including SOS Children's Villages and PLAN International, where he was also director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. In Faceless Killers, early one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer’s eyes. His prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries continue to dominate bestseller lists all over the globe and his books have been translated into forty-five languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh. quasi appendici superflue di una pezzi eterogenei di memoria. Henning Mankell (1948-2015) became a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. anno dopo anno, e che ti fanno palpitare per un serial killer o per un boss mafioso. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell. Highly recommended' Observer 'Mankell is in the first division of crime writing' The Times macabri pacchi con indizi e poi pezzi delle vittime di omicidio. 'Mankell is one of the most ingenious crime writers around. The sentences capture the essence of your mental picture of the Scandanavian landscape in winter: bleak, crisp, minimal, and without anything unnecessary. But now Wallander must forget his troubles and throw himself into a battle against time and against mounting racial hatred. You don’t often see crime novels discussed for their prose, but a special mention has to be made for Henning Mankell (and his translator) in Faceless Killers. He works tirelessly, eats badly, and drinks his nights away. His wife has left him, his daughter refuses to speak to him, and even his ageing father barely tolerates him. Faceless Killers is a 1991 crime novel by the Swedish writer Henning Mankell, and the first in his acclaimed Wallander series. When this is leaked to the press, it unleashes a tide of racism. This book is in very good condition, pages are crisp and clean, cover is clean. The woman supplies Wallander with his only clue: the perpetrators may have been foreign. When Kurt Wallander is suddenly wakened from an erotic dream at 5:13 a.m. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside his shattered body, both victims of a violence beyond reason. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. 'Wallander is among the very best fictional crimebusters' Daily Telegraph One frozen January morning at 5am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he believes is a routine call out. Discover the first novel in the addictive Wallander series.
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