Den vita lejoninnan (1993 English translation: The White Lioness, 1998).Hundarnai Riga (1992 English translation: The Dogs of Riga, 2001).Mördareutanansikte (1991 English translation: Faceless Killers,1997).It should be a psychological examination of the culture it reflects.” From “A good crime story is not only about a crime that is to be solved.And he is sometimes longing to be somewhere else, far away from the all the misery.” “(Wallander) is very dedicated to his work but can still doubt and worry whether he is doing the right thing or not.This violence and its impact on people around it is what I try to reflect in Wallander. A reality that is becoming rougher and more violent. …When I write, I always try to reflect the reality we live in. Racism for me is a crime and therefore it seemed natural that I wrote a crime novel. “The idea of Wallander was born out of a desire to write about the increasing racism in Sweden in the 1980s.In 2008, 9th bestselling author worldwide.Continued success in film, literature, and theatre.

AIDS activist, social justice activist, work for Africa.

Married to Eva BergmanBorn in Stockholm in 1948.Awareness of racism through the crime genre.1984 – Becomes head of a theatre, works as a producer.1968 – Wrote first play while a stagehand.At 16, worked as a sailor around the world.Father a court judge, investigator, lived above the courts.Born in Stockholm, moved north to Sveg, no mother around.

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