Mankell speaks to German magazine about Ship to Gaza

Henning Mankell spoke to German magazine Stern about Ship to Gaza, his thoughts on solving the conflict and the attempts to stop the flotilla in Greece.
– It is a shame, says Mankell.
Click here to read the entire interview, written by Niels Kruse.

Mankell on why Robinson Crusoe is the perfect novel

Henning Mankell on what inspired him to become a writer, his favourite authors and why Robinson Crusoe is the perfect novel. Click here to watch a short interview with Mankell, recorded by BBC World Service.

Interview in The Guardian

Mankell talks about Africa, the one thing he is afraid of and why it is so important that Wallander remains real in the Guardian.

” No one could imagine James Bond stopping to inject himself with insulin. That’s because James Bond isn’t real. So it’s important that Wallander has diabetes, he’s ill, his ideas progress, he has relationship problems. He changes, like we all do.”

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Times of India interviews Henning Mankell

The Times of India Crest Edition interviews Mankell about Africa and his work as a director at Teatro Avenida in Maputo, Mozambique. Henning Mankell also talks about Kurt Wallander, his views on Sweden and why crime fiction suddenly became such a popular writing genre in his native country. To read the entire article, click here. 

For another interview in The Economic Times of India, click here.During his visit in India Henning Mankell … Read more

Henning Mankell at the ADIBF

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2009 took place on March 17-22 at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre. Henning Mankell was there to meet with readers, authors and to explore the world of Arabic literature. 

One of the visiting authors was Rajaa Alsanea. Her debut novel The girls from Riyadh became a bestseller all over the world.

Another visitor was novelist, essaysist and journalist Elias Khoury. He … Read more