Henning Mankell
Henning Mankell was born on February 3, 1948 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a writer and actor, known for Wallander: enquêtes criminelles (2005), Villospår (2001) and Les enquêtes de l'inspecteur Wallander (2008). He was married to Eva Bergman. He died on October 5, 2015 in Göteborg, Sweden.
I wanted to show how difficult it is to be a good police officer. But after, I think, the third novel, I spoke to this friend of mine and as...Show more »
I wanted to show how difficult it is to be a good police officer. But after, I think, the third novel, I spoke to this friend of mine and asked what sort of disease I could give [Wallender]. Without hesitating, she said: "Diabetes!". So I gave him diabetes and that made him more popular. I mean, you could never imagine James Bond giving himself a shot of insulin, but with Wallander it seemed perfectly natural. Show less «
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