The Local Sweden

Book Club: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:33:20 +0100

Each month, The Local Sweden's Book Club reads a different book with a Swedish link. Here's what our readers thought of our November pick, Nordic Noir classic, Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell.

Ask a critic: What's behind the global fascination in Nordic Noir?

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:05:38 +0100

The Local Sweden's Book Club has been reading Faceless Killers, the first of acclaimed crime writer Henning Mankell's Wallander series. We spoke to Nordic Noir expert and critic Barry Forshaw about the book and why there's such an appetite for crime fiction set in Scandinavia.

Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell dead

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:03:30 +0200

UPDATED: Henning Mankell, Sweden's most famous crime writer and the creator of the fictional detective Wallander has died, aged 67, his publishers confirmed on Monday.

'I have cancer': Wallander author Henning Mankell

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:18:00 +0100

Best-selling Swedish author Henning Mankell, best known for his wildly popular Kurt Wallander crime novels, has revealed he has cancer.

Politicians to blame for far right growth: Mankell

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:08:00 +0200

Swedish bestselling author and human rights activist Henning Mankell said in an interview on UK television on Monday that mainstream politicians shoulder the responsibility for the rise of the far right.

Ship to Gaza hit by cyber attack

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:26:00 +0200

The website of Swedish Ship to Gaza has been subjected to a cyber attack, in the latest setback to befall the aid and protest convoy the Freedom Flotilla II.

Mankell commits to Gaza aid trip

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:13:00 +0200

Swedish crime author Henning Mankell vowed Saturday to carry on taking part in the flotilla taking aid to Gaza as long as Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory continued.

Mankell to sail on next Gaza aid flotilla

Wed, 25 May 2011 17:29:00 +0200

Swedish thriller writer Henning Mankell has been confirmed as one of the participants in the next international aid flotilla seeking to bring aid to Gaza at the end of June.

Ship to Gaza lawyer to file Israel police report

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:37:00 +0100

Ship to Gaza, the Swedish organisation behind a Gaza-bound aid ship intercepted in May by Israeli commandos, has retained plans to file an official complaint with Israeli police despite the expulsion of two of its members from Israel on Sunday, according to a statement.

Ship to Gaza to set sail again

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:35:00 +0200

The organisers of an aid flottilla Ship to Gaza said in Stockholm on Wednesday they would make a new attempt to reach the Palestinian territory before the end of 2010.

Mankell's bag returned - with women's clothes

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:53:00 +0200

Swedish novelist Henning Mankell has had his bag returned to him by Israeli authorities after it was seized when troops raided the Ship to Gaza convoy on which he was travelling. But most of his possessions are missing from the bag, and have been replaced with women’s clothes.

Organizer: ship deaths 'premeditated murder'

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:45:00 +0200

The Swedish organizer of the Ship to Gaza has accused Israel of using disproportionate military force against a peaceful aid operation. Mattias Gardell said the Israelis had committed “premeditated murder” and were guilty of piracy.

What do the Swedish Gaza activists hope to achieve?

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:50:00 +0200

The Ship to Gaza incident was, to say the least, badly handled by Israel. The blockade of Gaza is wrong. But Swedish activists need to ask themselves tough questions about the consequences of their actions, says Stockholm-based Israeli journalist David Stavrou.

Bildt on hand to welcome deported Swedes

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:25:00 +0200

Sweden's foreign minister was at Istanbul airport in the early hours of Thursday morning to assist Swedes deported following their participation in the Gaza aid convoy.

Mankell accuses Israel of 'piracy'

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:21:00 +0200

Top Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has accused Israel of "piracy" for its attack on a Gaza-bound aid fleet and has denied weapons were stashed on the ships, in comments broadcast on Wednesday.

Captured Swedes taken to Israeli airport

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:40:00 +0200

The seven remaining Swedes being held in Israeli custody following the capture of the Ships to Gaza flotilla have been taken to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv.

"Israel has painted itself into a corner": Bildt

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:52:00 +0200

Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has demanded an immediate, full and independent investigation into the Gaza aid convoy attacks.

Discover Ystad: Just follow the trail of blood

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:34:00 +0100

TV viewers around the world are soon to get their first glimpse of the seaside town of Ystad with the screening of three new BBC movies starring Kenneth Branagh as Inspector Kurt Wallander. David Wiles takes us on a blood-soaked tour of Scandinavia’s murder capital.