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Seit Fredrik Welin als Chirurg ein Kunstfehler unterlief, lebt er allein auf einer einsamen Insel in Schweden. Ihm ist nach dem Brand seines Hauses so gut wie nichts geblieben. Nur wenige Menschen, die ihm nahestehen: Jansson, der pensionierte Postbote, die Journalistin Lisa Modin, in die er sich verliebt, und seine Tochter Louise, die schwanger ist und in Paris lebt. Als sie wegen eines Diebstahls in Untersuchungshaft gerat, ruft sie ihn zu Hilfe. Wahrend er in Paris uber ihre Freilassung verhandelt, erfahrt er, dass auf den Scharen schon wieder ein Haus in Flammen steht. Mankells letzter Roman, der Nachfolger des Bestsellers Die italienischen Schuhe, ist ein sehr personliches Buch und beschwort die Moglichkeit menschlicher Nahe angesichts von Einsamkeit, Alter und Tod.

Fredrik Welin, médecin à la retraite, vit reclus sur son île de la Baltique. Une nuit, une lumière aveuglante le tire du sommeil. Au matin, la maison héritée de ses grands-parents n’est plus qu’une r

La ira del fuego está basada en la verdadera historia de Sofia, una niña tenaz que se hace mayor en Mozambique, un país devastado por la guerra, la corrupción, la pobreza y la enfermedad. Con un lenguaje exento de conmiseracion, Henning Mankell explica como Sofia lucha contra la brutalidad y el horror que destrozaron su infancia, hasta lograr construirse un nuevo futuro a partir de las ruinas de su vida. De no haber sido por la fuerza que extrae del fuego, por los secretos que observa en sus llamas, Sofia no habria encontrado el coraje necesario para vivir. Este volumen se compone de los tres libros: El secreto del fuego, Jugar con fuego y La ira del fuego, que Henning Mankell ha dedicado a Sofia durante doce años, desde que la conocio siendo una niña. En ellos Mankell transforma en fuerza creadora su ira hacia las injusticias del mundo, y brinda como resultado una obra unica, conmovedora, inolvidable. Esta trilogia pone los pelos de punta. El Pais

October 1914: the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-south-east. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings to find a navigable channel for the Swedish navy. His instinct for his profession is reflected in the comfortable domesticity he enjoys with his wife.

Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia not long after independence, hoping to fulfill the missionary dream of his recently deceased friend Janice. Africa is a complete shock to Olofson, yet he chooses to stay and make it his home, eventually taking control of a small farm. Here, he learns of the fragile truce between the white and black populations of Zambia, and rumors of an underground army of revolutionaries wearing leopard skins alert him that violence may erupt at any moment. As a wealthy white man, he grows increasingly fearful and returns in his mind to the traumatic events that drove him from Sweden, playing back the complicated events of his past, as his present races toward a thrilling climax.

The essential read for all fans of Kurt Wallander. When Kurt Wallander first appeared in Faceless KILLERS back in 1990, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night. THE PYRAMID chronicles the events that led him to such a place. These thrilling tales provide a fascinating insight into Wallander''s character, and demand to be read in one sitting.

Vom geheimnisvollen Zauber eines groen Kontinents Felisberto, ein alter Afrikaner, sitzt am Feuer und erzahlt: von der uber dreihundert Jahre alten Stammesmutter Samima, die zwar tot ist, aber als lebender Geist bei ihren Nachfahren auerst gegenwartig. Oder von dem Weien Dom Estefano, dessen Diener er war, und von dem Klavier, das verlassen am Hafen stand und eines Nachts von ganz allein zu spielen begann. Henning Mankell erzahlt von der magischen Seite des schwarzen Kontinents und vom Ende des Kolonialismus - angesiedelt im Grenzbereich zwischen Traum und Realitat, Mythos und politischer Geschichte.

One night José Antonio Maria Vaz hears gunfire from the deserted theatre next door to his bakery. He races to the theatre''s uppermost gallery, and there beneath him on a spotlit stage lies the wounded body of Nelio, a street urchin renowned for living on his wits. Gasping, the wounded boy asks to be taken to the roof to breathe the beautiful air fresh off the Indian Ocean. On that theatre roof, his life ebbing away, Nelio begins his story. At the age of five, Nelio watched helplessly as his village was burned to the ground and his people were massacred by bandits. He escaped by chance; a man handed him a gun and ordered him to shoot another boy, but instead he turned the gun on the bandit and ran. He made his way to the coast, encountering en route bizarre characters who gave him guidance. Upon arrival in the city Nelio joined a rough street gang, and began a very different way of life. Henning Mankell''s "Chronicler of the Winds" is a dazzling new venture from the master of crime; a beautifully told fable of the African continent.

Henning Mankell Rémi Cassaigne (Traducteur) En octobre 1914, l'Europe est au bord de la guerre. Afin d'améliorer la défense des côtes suédoises, le capitaine Lars Tobiasson-Svartman inspecte les rout

Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia not long after independence, hoping to fulfill the missionary dream of his friend Janice He is also fleeing the traumas of his motherless childhood: his fathers alcoholism, his best friends terrible accident, Janices death, his fear of an ordinary and stifled fate Africa is a terrible shock, yet he stays and makes it his home... Hans Olofson llega a Zambia poco despues de su independencia, esperando cumplir el sueño misionero de su amiga Janice Tambien esta huyendo de los traumas de su infancia huerfano de madre: el alcoholismo de su padre, el terrible accidente de su mejor amigo, la muerte de Janice, su temor de un destino gris y ordinario...

In woodland outside Ystad, the police make a horrific discovery: a severed head, and hands locked together in an attitude of prayer. A Bible lies at the victim's side, the pages marked with scribbled corrections. A string of macabre incidents, including attacks on domestic animals, have been taking place, and Inspector Wallander fears that these disturbances could be the prelude to attacks on humans on an even more alarming scale. Linda Wallander, in preparation to join the police force, arrives at Ystad. Exhibiting some of the hallmarks of her father - the maverick approach, the flaring temper - she becomes entangled in a case involving a group of religious extremists who are bent on punishing the world's sinners. Following on from the enormous success of the Kurt Wallander mysteries, Henning Mankell has begun an outstanding new chapter in crime writing.

Fredrik Welin ist etwas widerfahren, das er nur »die Katastrophe« nennt. Danach hat sich der ehemalige Chirurg auf eine kleine Insel in den Schären zurückgezogen und meidet jeden Kontakt mit den Menschen. Doch dann steht eines Tages seine Jugendliebe Harriet vor der Tür und erinnert ihn an ein altes Versprechen. Er folgt ihr auf eine Reise in die Vergangenheit, voller unverhoffter Begegnungen mit außergewöhnlichen Menschen. Eine Reise, die ihm den Weg zurück zu den Menschen weisen wird ...

Fredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old retired doctor. Years ago he retreated to the Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary. He lives a quiet life. Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire.Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed wellies, as neighbouring islanders arrive to help douse the flames. All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson. The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone. He cannot think who would do such a thing, or why. Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself.

At 3 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon in 1911, Oskar Johansson is caught in a blast in an industrial accident. The local newspaper reports him dead, but they are mistaken. Because Oskar Johansson is a born survivor. Though crippled, Oskar finds the strength to go on living and working. The Rock Blaster charts his long professional life - his hopes and dreams, sorrows and joys. His relationship with the woman whose love saved him, with the labour movement that gave him a cause to believe in, and with his children, who do not share his ideals. Henning Mankell's first published novel is steeped in the burning desire for social justice that informed his bestselling crime novels. Remarkably assured for a debut, it is written with scalpel-like precision, at once poetic and insightful in its depiction of a true working-class hero. Translated from the Swedish by George Goulding

A working class hero is something to be.But Oskar Johansson's status as one is earned by unimaginable suffering.Working to blast tunnels through the rock for a new railway line, he is the victim, in his early twenties, of a horrific life-changing accident. It is a miracle that he survives, and yet he does, disfigured but unbowed.Despite his injuries, Johansson finds love and finds renewed purpose. As Sweden grows from a poor backwater to a rich nation, there are as many losers as there are winners, and Johansson throws his energies into fighting for their cause. And yet, when his own son grows up, he can't resist the lure of a big house and flashy car, establishing his own business and, in Johansson's eyes, betraying his own class.Shaped by events such as the Vietnam War, the Hungarian uprising and the threat of nuclear war, The Rock Blaster is a deft portrayal, told through a fractured narrative, of one man's fight for equality in the face of forces far beyond his control. As the first published novel of one of Europe's most celebrated crime writers, it is also a fascinating insight into the social concerns that fuelled his later work.

From the dean of Scandinavian noir, the third riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series, the basis for the PBS series staring Kenneth Branagh.The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case even though there is no obvious suspect. But then Wallander learns of a determined stalker, and soon enough, the cops catch up with him. But when his alibi turns out to be airtight, they realize that what seemed a simple crime of passion is actually far more complexand dangerous. The search for the truth behind the killing eventually uncovers an assassination plot, and Wallander soon finds himself in a tangle with both the secret police and a ruthless foreign agent. Combining compelling insights into the sinister side of modern life with a riveting tale of international intrigue, The White Lioness keeps you on the knife-edge of suspense.

Dans une ferme isolée de Suède, un couple de paysans retraités est sauvagement assassiné. Avant de mourir, la vieille femme murmure un mot : « étranger ». Il n’en faut pas plus pour qu’une vagu