Henning mankell marlaine delargy translator longlisted for the cwa international dagger 2018 the final novel from the bestselling author of the inspector wallander mysteries. Random house presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of after the fire by henning mankell. He is best known for his mystery series of novels featuring kurt wallander. Henning mankells last novel about an aging man whose quiet, solitary life on an isolated island off the coast of sweden is turned upside down when his house catches fire. After the fire audiobook henning mankell, marlaine. Fredrik welin is a former surgeon who retired in disgrace decades earlier to a tiny island on which he is the only resident. It features fredrik welin who appears in the 2010 novel, italian shoes which i havent read and i was a bit daunted at starting what might be a difficult book to read without the backstory of the protagonist. After the fire sofia 4 henning mankell, marlaine delargy isbn. Excerpt from henning mankells novel after the fire. Henning mankell, born february 3, 1948, stockholm, swedendied october 5, 2015, gothenburg, swedish novelist and playwright best known for his crime writing, especially for a series of novels featuring kurt wallander, the chief inspector of ystad police department.
As in all of henning mankells books, the story line is intriguing and the characters quirky and interesting. Henning mankell is a swedish author of crime fiction and childrens books. After the fire, only now translated into english by marlaine delargy, was published in sweden in 2015, the year mankell died aged 67, after being diagnosed with cancer a year earlier. After the fire by henning mankell, marlaine delargy. After the fire mankell, henning, delargy, marlaine on.
Tackling love, loss and loneliness, after the fire is henning mankells compelling last novel. I felt that there were definite similarities between fredrik welin, the main character of after the fire, and kurt wallander, with whom any avid mankell reader will be familiar, sharing the same introspective personality, bordering on depression which mankell captures so well. The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone. I knew who each person was out here in the archipelago. After the fire is a far cry from the wallander crime series, and yet the novel. After the fire is full of regret, loneliness and the melancholy of growing old, but there is also hope and love.
Henning mankell s last novel about an aging man whose quiet, solitary life on an isolated island off the coast of sweden is turned upside down when his house catches fire. After the fire is henning mankell s last novel published posthumously. Living alone on an isolated island in the swedish archipelago, fredrik, a retired doctor, is devastated by the fire which destroyed the house he had inherited from his grandparents. Although the novel is meant as a standalone, occurring eight years after the events in italian shoes, welin is haunted by those events, requiring. Buy after the fire by henning mankell, marlaine delargy from waterstones today. After fire destroys his house, welin is troubled by the suspicion that he is suspected of starting it. Best known for his series of police procedurals featuring the adventures of swedish detective kurt wallander selling over 10 million copies worldwide henning mankell has become a mystery master garnering critical acclaim in both the u. Henning mankells last novel about an aging man whose quiet, solitary life on an isolated island off the coast of sweden is turned upside. Aside from being an author, mankell is wellknown for his leftwing political activism. What we didnt know at the time was that he had written another standalone crime novel.
Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself. After the fire by henning mankell world literature today. After the fire by henning mankell, 9781784703400, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. After the fire henning mankell 9780525435082 netgalley. Henning mankell books list of books by author henning. Hes not wholly unreliable, rather he offers up details of his life piecemeal in the wake of a devastating house fire that takes with it all of the worldly possessions accumulated throughout the. Years ago he retreated to the swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read after the fire. His grandfather, who he shares a name with, was a piano composer. After the fire by henning mankell 9781910701775 booktopia.
Just like the title, the novel is very captivating and full of intrigue. The novel is a childrens book and has been a great read for many children since its maiden publication. Darkness encroaching, the late swedish master delivers a remarkable final. A brilliant and moving mystery set in the swedish archipelago. After the fire by henning mankell overdrive rakuten. When henning mankell passed away in october 2015, we knew that he had already wrapped up his detective character wallanders story. Switching between detective fiction the kurt wallander series and. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Henning mankell was a prolific swedish novelist, playwright, storyteller, and humanitarian who was devoted to fighting world poverty. After the fire is an intimate portrait of an elderly recluse who is forced to open himself up to a world hed left behind. After the fire turns out to be a sequel to the italian shoes. Henning mankells after the fire is the swedish authors final novel.
Tackling love, loss and loneliness, after the fire is henning mankell s compelling last novel. Meanwhile, he lives in his daughters drafty caravan, looking forward to a spring rebuilding. The last novel from international crime bestseller henning mankell. For reasons only slowly revealed, author mankell has returned to the same central character a swedish surgeon, now turned 70 in this latest and last novel, and has rolled back the earlier, satisfying redemptive ending. Eight years after his barren but settled life was harrowed by a series of onceinalifetime crises italian shoes, 2009, ignominiously retired surgeon fredrik welin is beset by an even more traumatic event in this final novel by the creator of beloved police detective kurt wallander. Years ago he retreated to the swedish archipelago where he lives alone on an island. Mankell died in 2015 and his final book, after the fire, has recently been published. Cover to after the fire by henning mankell new york.
Now that book, after the fire, has been translated into english by marlaine delargy and is being readied for publication by harvill secker. After the fire by henning mankell, translated by marlaine delargy, is not standard crime fiction and although there are crimes committed they are not the main focus of the book. The elegiac final novel from the late author of the wallander series. It is very wellwritten, less a mystery than an examination of life, death, and memory as fredrick tries to deal with his past, his present, and the fastapproaching end of his life. The wind had got up during the afternoon and by the evening the anemometer indicated that the gusts measured over twenty metres per second.