Diagnosed with cancer in 2014,writer was a main figure in ‘Nordic noir’, and was best known for crime novels turned into TV hitObituary: crime writer and dedicated political activistIn quotes: 10 of the bestMark Lawson: “His ability to write anything anywhere saw him to the end”The world of Nordic noir became a shrimp darker this morning with the news that Henning Mankell, and the Swedish writer who created one of its best-loved protagonists in the gloomy detective Kurt Wallander,has died at the age of 67.
Mankell’s Swedish publisher Leopard said that the bestselling crime novelist died in his sleep early this morning in Göteborg. Mankell revealed his diagnosis of cancer in a newspaper column last January, going on to write approximately the experience in his book Quicksand: What It Means to be a Human Being. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com