Henning mankell author biography samples

PERSONAL:

Born February 3, 1948, in Stockholm, Sweden; son of Ivan (a judge) and Birgitta (a librarian); married and divorced three times; married Eva Bergman, 1998; children: Thomas, Marius, Morten, Jon.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Skåne, Sweden, and Maputo, Mozambique.

Office—Leopard Publishing House, S:t Paulsgatan 11, SE-118 45 Stockholm, Sweden.

CAREER:

Author. Head of Konobogsteaten, Vaxjo, 1984-87; Teatro Avenida (a theater company), Maputo, Mozambique, director, 1987—; cofounder of Leopard Publishing House, Stockholm, Sweden, 2001.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Nils Holgersson Plaque, 1991, and Deutscher Jugendliteraurpreis, 1993, both for The Dog that Ran Towards a Star; Swedish Academy of Detective Stories Award and Scandinavian Criminal Society Award, both 1991, for Faceless Killers; Swedish Academy of Detective Stories Award, 1995, for Sidetracked; Listeners Prize, Swedish Radio Program I, 1996, for Comedia Infantil; Astrid Lindgren Award, 1996, and awa