Kurt Wallander kastar en blick in i grannens kök. En hopknycklad tipskupong ligger på vaxduken intill en kaffekopp. Sedan drar han undan draperiet och hajar till. På golvet ligger den gamle mannen. Hans vita skjorta är nersölad med blod. Historien börjar 1969 när Wallander är en 21-årig patrullerande ordningspolis i Malmö. Pyramiden ger några av de viktigaste nycklarna till karaktären Wallander. Pyramiden är den nionde delen i en serie fristående böcker om kommissarie Kurt Wallander. Henning Mankells älskade och hyllade serie är översatt till över fyrtio språk och har filmatiserats ett flertal gånger.
'One of the most ingenious crime writers around' Observer 'The figurehead of Nordic noir' Independent 'Mankell is in the first division of crime writing' The Times 'Extraordinary' Ian Rankin One day in 1947, Bertil Kras decides to leave his modest life in Stockholm and begin again - swapping his work at a bicycle courier firm for a job at a sawmill. He moves to a small market town in the north, where the locals are wary and divided, haunted by the memory of the internment camp that recently stood on the other side of the forest. Branded as a communist and an outsider, Bertil struggles to integrate. The winters are cruel, and his neighbours more so. One cold January night, the sawmill burns down. All eyes turn to Bertil: the perfect scapegoat. And with the weight of the town's judgement upon him, what is there left for him to become, but the man they have always expected him to be? The Madman is a gripping and timely novel about a small Swedish town in the shadows of war, from multi-million copy bestselling author of the Wallander series, Henning Mankell. * 'By far the best writer of police mysteries today' Michael Ondaatje 'A master of atmosphere and suspense' Los Angeles Times 'The dean of the so-called Scandinavian noir writers' New York Times
/LÄTTLÄST/Kurt Wallander drömde om att flytta ut på landet och det här huset var perfekt. På baksidan fanns äppelträd och vinbärsbuskar. Vinden susade i träden. När Wallander gick omkring bland höstlöven snavade han plötsligt. Var det en trasig kratta eller en trädrot? Han stirrade på föremålet som stack upp ur marken. Det var skelettet av en hand.Författare till Handen är Henning Mankell, en av Sveriges mest populära författare. Kurt Wallander är hans mest kända figur. Boken är bearbetad till lättläst av Johan Werkmäster. Lättlästnivå: 4(1 är lättast och 6 svårast)
Nelson Mandela is dead and his dream of a rainbow nation in South Africa is fading. Twenty years after the fall of apartheid the white Afrikaner minority fears cultural extinction. How far are they prepared to go to survive as a people? Kajsa Norman's book traces the war for control of South Africa, its people, and its history, over a series of December 16ths, from the Battle of Blood River in 1838 to its commemoration in 2011. Weaving between the past and the present, the book highlights how years of fear, nationalism, and social engineering have left the modern Afrikaner struggling for identity and relevance. Norman spends time with residents of the breakaway republic of Orania, where a thousand Afrikaners are working to construct a white-African utopia. Citing their desire to preserve their language and traditions, they have sequestered themselves in an isolated part of the arid Karoo region. Here, they can still dictate the rules and create a homeland with its own flag, currency and ideology. For a Europe that faces growing nationalism, their story is more relevant than ever. How do people react when they believe their cultural identity is under threat?Bridge Over Blood River's haunting and subversive evocation of South Africa's racial politics provides some unsettling answers.
Four pocket-sized short stories of great Swedish crime fiction. A classic murder mystery starring police inspector Kurt Wallander; a thrilling story by the author of the famous van Veeteren crime series; an action-filled page-turner by the man behind the bestselling Intercrime series; and a nerve-racking tale from the deep, dark Swedish forests this box contains four small books of short stories by some of Sweden s most beloved crime writers. This box includes:Håkan Nesser - How I Spend My Days and My Nights Arne Dahl - Migraine Karin Tidbeck - Anywhere Out of the WorldHenning Mankell - The Man on the Beach The concept of Novellix is simple; small books, big stories, all contained within beautiful, accessible packages, perfect for reading on the go.
En fantastisk samling nervkittlande kriminalnoveller skrivna av några av Sveriges absolut främsta deckarförfattare: Arne Dahl, Åke Edwardson, Inger Frimansson, Amanda Hellberg, Henning Mankell, Katarina Mazetti, Johan Theorin och Dag Öhrlund.
En fantastisk samling nervkittlande kriminalnoveller skrivna av några av Sveriges absolut främsta deckarförfattare: Arne Dahl, Åke Edwardson, Inger Frimansson, Amanda Hellberg, Henning Mankell, Katarina Mazetti, Johan Theorin och Dag Öhrlund.
________________'This anthology will help turn your intellectual understanding of oppression into an emotional one' - New Statesman'Thanks for being who you are and for giving us such exposure to wonderful people. Palestine is proud of you' - Suad Amiry________________The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen their artistic links with the rest of the world, and to reaffirm, in the words of Edward Said, ‘the power of culture over the culture of power’.Celebrating the tenth anniversary of PalFest, This Is Not a Border is a collection of essays, poems and stories from some of the world’s most distinguished artists, responding to their experiences at this unique festival. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, their gathered work is a testament to the power of literature to promote solidarity and courage in the most desperate of situations.Contributors: Susan Abulhawa, Suad Amiry, Victoria Brittain, Jehan Bseiso, Teju Cole, Molly Crabapple, Selma Dabbagh, Mahmoud Darwish, Najwan Darwish, Geoff Dyer, Yasmin El-Rifae, Adam Foulds, Ru Freeman, Omar Robert Hamilton, Suheir Hammad, Nathalie Handal, Mohammed Hanif, Jeremy Harding, Rachel Holmes, John Horner, Remi Kanazi, Brigid Keenan, Mercedes Kemp, Omar El-Khairy, Nancy Kricorian, Sabrina Mahfouz, Jamal Mahjoub, Henning Mankell, Claire Messud, China Miéville, Pankaj Mishra, Deborah Moggach, Muiz, Maath Musleh, Michael Palin, Ed Pavlic, Atef Abu Saif, Kamila Shamsie, Raja Shehadeh, Gillian Slovo, Ahdaf Soueif, Linda Spalding, Will Sutcliffe, Alice WalkerWith messages from China Achebe, Michael Ondaatje and J. M. Coetzee________________'Every literary act, whether it is a great epic poem or an honest piece of journalism or a simple nonsense tale for children is a blow against the forces of stupidity and ignorance and darkness … The Palestine Festival of Literature exists to do just that – and I salute it for its work. Not only this year but for as long as it is necessary' - Philip Pullman
The story of Henning Kronstam, one of the greatest dancers of 20th-century ballet, is a testament of professional achievement and personal victory. Overcoming illness, family disapproval and his own private torments, Kronstam dominated one of the world's most renowned companies, the Royal Danish Ballet, for nearly 30 years - beginning in 1956 when he created the role of Romeo at the age of 20 in Frederick Ashton's ""Romeo and Juliet"", until a new generation, trained by him, took the stage. In 1979, Kronstam organized and directed the Bournonville Fesival, introducing the world to the rarely performed works of August Bournonville, the Danes' master choreographer. Alexandra Tomalonis has documented Kronstam's major roles as recounted in his own workds, revealing the man behind the dancer. Kronstam's range streched from classical ballet to modern dance; his greatest roles included Bournonville's James; Balanchine's Apollo; Petit's Cyrano; and the Old Clown in Murray Louis's ""Hoopla"". His refusal to substitute ""flash"" for style won him the admiration of his peers, and to many he remains a beacon of artistic integrity. In the writing of this book, the author conducted 200 hours of interviews with Kronstam and talked to over 100 dancers and choreographers, including many who worked with him. She observed classes and rehearsals at the Royal Danish Ballet over a ten-year period and, as such provides the story of the dance company in addition to a biography of the man. The photographs showcase Kronstam's refined classical technique and dramatic range and the theatrical traditions of the Royal Danish Ballet.
