You can have more than one home. You can carry your roots with you, and decide where they grow. Henning Mankell carrydecidegrow Change image and share on social
I'm quite sure Shakespeare enjoyed writing Iago much more than he did writing Othello. If you write about someone you love, what the hell are you supposed to say about that person? It's much better to have something between you and your main character that grates. Henning Mankell characterenjoygrate share on social
Although many of his other novels are brilliant there is a power in 'Oliver Twist' that I believe Dickens never managed to retrieve. It is as if he was sent to this earth with the sole purpose of writing this book. Henning Mankell bookbrilliantdicken share on social
My mother did what many men do. She left. Henning Mankell leavemanmother Change image and share on social
Sweden is still a very peaceful country to live in. I think that people in Britain have created this mythology about Sweden, that it's a perfect democratic society full of erotically charged girls. Henning Mankell britainchargecountry Change image and share on social
In Africa, listening is a guiding principle. It's a principle that's been lost in the constant chatter of the Western world, where no one seems to have the time or even the desire to listen to anyone else. Henning Mankell africachatterconstant share on social
Many words will be written on the wind and the sand, or end up in some obscure digital vault. But the storytelling will go on until the last human being stops listening. Then we can send the great chronicle of humanity out into the endless universe. Henning Mankell chronicledigitalend share on social
I think my Wallander stories give a fairly good image of the world in the 1990s. I don't regret anything about that - on the contrary! Henning Mankell 1990scontraryfairly Change image and share on social
