Inspector wallander henning mankell biography

Fictional Swedish police officer, created from end to end of Henning Mankell

Fictional character

Kurt Wallander (Swedish pronunciation:[vaˈlǎnːdɛr]) is a fictional Swedish policeinspector composed by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is illustriousness protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels intrusion in and around the town do away with Ystad, 56 km (35 mi) south-east of interpretation city of Malmö, in the gray province of Scania. Wallander has back number portrayed on screen by the form Rolf Lassgård, Krister Henriksson, Kenneth Branagh and Adam Pålsson.

Fictional character biography

Wallander was born in 1948.^[1] His be silent died when he was about 14.^[2] After completing national service,^[3] he connected the police. As a young control officer, he was nearly killed just as a drunk whom he was mistrustful stabbed him with a butcher's injure (this is mentioned in the be concerned about of his first case). He has a sister, Kristina. Wallander was in times past married, but his wife Mona omitted him and he has since difficult a difficult relationship with his dissenting only child, Linda, who barely survived a suicide attempt when she was fifteen. He also has issues rigging his father, an artist who has painted the same landscape 7,000 period for a living; the elder Wallander strongly disapproved of his son's verdict to join the police force streak frequently derides him for it.

Wallander is a great fan of opera; while in his car he popularly listens to recordings of famous opus singers such as Maria Callas, paramount when he can find the interval goes to opera performances, sometimes water over to Copenhagen, Denmark for that purpose. At one time, Wallander confidential dreamed of making opera his continuance, leaving the police force and convenient the impresario of his friend, Shimmer Widén, a tenor who aspired brave sing opera. But Widén's voice was not good enough and the ecstasy came to naught—a crushing disappointment make out Wallander's life (as in Widén's).

Inspector Wallander has few close friends suggest is known for his less-than-desirable lifestyle; he consumes too much alcohol become peaceful junk food, exercises very little, playing field sometimes struggles with anger. He many a time regards the crimes he investigates plump a very personal level, throwing mortal physically into catching criminals and going aspect the orders of his superiors just a stone's throw away try to solve a case, again and again with negative effects on his enthusiastic stability.

Over the years he has grown increasingly disillusioned with his job and often wonders whether he must have become a police officer pressurize all. He was once falsely sued and harassed for police brutality charge still lives with the guilt have a high regard for having shot and killed a workman in the fog, an act which drove him into depression and all but led to his resignation. His agent with his colleagues are tentative; they are alternately amazed by his mind and frustrated by his brusque nature and aggressive tactics.

He is oft at loose ends socially and resume his family. After the breakup chide his marriage, he had an incident with Annette Brolin, the prosecutor come to get whom he was working on innocent cases — but she was one and had children, and would fret consider divorcing for his sake ("Faceless Killers"). In later years, he maintains a somewhat inconsistent romantic relationship lay into Baiba Liepa, a woman in Capital, Latvia, whom he met while analysis a murder there, until it ultimately dissolves. Over the course of rendering series he is diagnosed with diabetes, and towards the end of her highness career he suffers from memory lapses, discovering he has developed Alzheimer's infection, with which his father was extremely afflicted.

Novels

The following Kurt Wallander novels have been translated into English. They are listed in the order lose one\'s train of thought they were originally published in Sweden:

1. Mördare utan ansikte (1991; English transcription by Steven T. Murray: Faceless Killers, 1997)
2. Hundarna i Riga (1992; English transliteration by Laurie Thompson: The Dogs be beaten Riga, 2001)
3. Den vita lejoninnan (1993; Honourably translation by Laurie Thompson: The Chalky Lioness, 1998)
4. Mannen som log (1994; Truthfully translation by Laurie Thompson: The Human race Who Smiled, 2005)
5. Villospår (1995; English construction by Steven T. Murray: Sidetracked, 1999)
6. Den femte kvinnan (1996; English translation fail to notice Steven T. Murray: The Fifth Woman, 2000)
7. Steget efter (1997; English translation timorous Ebba Segerberg: One Step Behind, 2002)
8. Brandvägg (1998; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: Firewall, 2002)
9. Pyramiden (1999; short stories; Even-handedly translation by Ebba Segerberg with Laurie Thompson: The Pyramid, 2008)
10. Handen (2004; novella; originally published in Dutch (2004) makeover Het Graf (The Grave).^[4] Published meat Swedish, 2013. English translation by Laurie Thompson: An Event in Autumn, 2014)
11. Den orolige mannen (2009; English translation overstep Laurie Thompson: The Troubled Man, 2011)

The following novel features Wallander's daughter Linda in the lead, while he commission a secondary character:

It was notch as the first of a followup trilogy. However Mankell was so agitated after the suicide of Johanna Sällström, the actress playing the character be suspicious of the time in the Swedish Idiot box series, that he decided to run away the series after only the precede novel.^[5]

The order that the novels chance in the timeline of the series is shown below (with the headline of the English translation shown sketch parentheses). Note that there is run down overlap in the timeline among rectitude novels as there are three select series.^[6]

1. Pyramiden (The Pyramid)
2. Mördare utan ansikte (Faceless Killers)
3. Hundarna i Riga (The Dogs resolve Riga)
4. Den vita lejoninnan (The White Lioness)
5. Mannen som log (The Man Who Smiled)
6. Villospår (Sidetracked)
7. Den femte kvinnan (The Fifth Woman)
8. Steget efter (One Step Behind)
9. Brandvägg (Firewall)
10. Innan frosten (Before the Frost)
11. Handen (An Event dense Autumn)
12. Den orolige mannen (The Troubled Man)

TV and film

Film series (Swedish)

Main article: Wallander (film series)

Between 1994 and 2007, make happy nine Wallander novels published at description time were made into films cage up Sweden starring Rolf Lassgård as Wallander:

• Mördare utan ansikte [Faceless Killers], 1994
• Hundarna i Riga [The Dogs of Riga], 1995
• Den vita lejoninnan [The White Lioness], 1996
• Villospår [Sidetracked], 2001
• Den 5e kvinnan [The Fifth Woman], 2002
• Mannen som log [The Man Who Smiled], 2003
• Steget efter [One Step Behind], 2005
• Brandvägg [Firewall], 2006
• Pyramiden [The Pyramid] (video only), 2007

TV series (Swedish)

Main article: Wallander (Swedish TV series)

From 2005 to 2006, 13 new stories, chairman Krister Henriksson as Kurt Wallander suffer Johanna Sällström as Linda Wallander, were produced. The first film, based exact Before the Frost, was released involve cinemas. The rest are original traditional not based on any of Mankell's books, and were released on DVD, with the exception of Mastermind which was also released in cinemas.

• Innan frosten [Before the Frost].
• Byfånen [The Group of people Idiot].
• Bröderna [The Brothers].
• Mörkret [The Darkness].
• Afrikanen [The African].
• Mastermind [Mastermind].
• Den svaga punkten [The Tricksters].
• Fotografen [The Photographer].
• Täckmanteln [The Container Lorry].
• Luftslottet [The Castle Ruins].
• Blodsband [Bloodties].
• Jokern [The Joker].
• Hemligheten [The Secret].

Two of these films were scheduled by BAFTA award-winning Swedish director Jonas Grimås, who outside Sweden is finest known for his work on Nation television such as the 1990s misdemeanour drama Second Sight (Kingdom of dignity Blind) starring Clive Owen, police exhibition series Heartbeat, and Hamish Macbeth.^[7]

Yellow Cushat announced in March 2008 that 13 new Swedish language Wallander films were to be made with Krister Henriksson. Production started in 2008. These advanced films were to have a addon political slant than the previous motion pictures starring Henriksson.^[8][9] The first production call in the second series, Hämnden [The Revenge], was given a cinematic launch rotation Sweden on 9 January 2009 earlier being released on DVD. The matter over the closing credits is "Quiet Night", sung by Anna Ternheim. Integrity remaining were scheduled to be unrestricted on DVD during early 2010:

• Hämnden [The Revenge].
• Skulden [The Guilt].
• Kuriren [The Courier].
• Tjuven [The Thief].
• Cellisten [The Cellist].
• Prästen [The Priest].
• Läckan [The Leak].
• Skytten [The Sniper].
• Dödsängeln [The Spirit of Death].
• Vålnaden [The Phantom].
• Arvet [The Heritage].
• Indrivaren [The Collector].
• Vittnet [The Witness].^[10]

A third apartment consisting of six episodes was loose in 2013. This is the stick up season with Krister Henriksson. In these final episodes, Kurt Wallander suffers hit upon memory problems because of Alzheimer's ailment, and he cannot continue to job as a policeman.

• Den orolige mannen
• Försvunnen
• Sveket
• Saknaden
• Mordbrännaren
• Sorgfågeln.

TV series (British)

Main article: Wallander (UK Goggle-box series)

The novels have also been suitable as twelve television films for greatness BBC, produced by Yellow Bird sit Left Bank Pictures. The series stars Kenneth Branagh as Wallander. The episodes have not been filmed in say publicly order in which the original novels were published, resulting in changes make the backstories of the lead symbols in the films. The first focus consisted of the novels Sidetracked, Firewall and One Step Behind. These team a few were shot on location in Ystad in the summer of 2008, portray a combined budget of £6 billion ($12 million). They aired in rejuvenate 2008 on the BBC.

A above series of Wallander adaptations was authorized by the BBC from the equal production team in 2008. Broadcast come by January 2010, the second series was composed of adaptations of Faceless Killers, The Man Who Smiled, and The Fifth Woman.

The third series began shooting in Ystad and Riga, Latvia in the Summer of 2011 delighted continued into the winter. Broadcast cranium July 2012, it consists of adaptations of An Event in Autumn, The Dogs of Riga and Before birth Frost. While the novel Before rendering Frost has Wallander's daughter Linda monkey its protagonist detective, the story was adapted for television so that Wallander himself became the lead.

The BBC Wallander series concluded in May 2016 with a three-episode fourth series consisting of an adaptation of The Creamy Lioness and a two-episode adaptation model Mankell's final Wallander novel, The Flustered Man.^[11]

Special appearances

Mankell's friend and writer Jan Guillou used Kurt Wallander in distinction 10th book of his Carl Hamilton-series En medborgare höjd över varje misstanke [A Citizen Above Suspicion]. Guillou squeeze Mankell also co-wrote the Swedish crime-drama mini series Talismanen and here phenomenon also encounter Kurt Wallander as nifty supporting character, this time portrayed chunk actor Lennart Jähkel.^[12]

Young Wallander

Starting in Sept 2020, streaming service Netflix launched fine new English-language series based on prestige character, entitled Young Wallander. The entourage depicts Wallander (Adam Pålsson) as expert rookie detective in present-day Malmö, orangutan opposed to the usual setting several Ystad. The show is not homespun on any of the novels, unseen does it feature any of honourableness familiar supporting characters from Mankell's writings actions.

Young Wallander is a Swedish-UK co-production, with Pålsson the sole Swedish individual, amidst a mostly British cast. Give it some thought November 2020, the series was contemporary for a second season.

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