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Henning Mankell to speak in London, Saturday 1 April

Posted 2006-03-23

London's South Bank Centre and Random House are hosting a talk by writer Henning Mankell to support the release of Chronicler of the Winds. The event will feature Mankell reading from his book followed by a discussion with fellow author Sara Wheeler.

The Mankellholics page at the Random House web site has this to say about the event:

In a rare UK appearance on Saturday 1 April, London's South Bank Centre is delighted to welcome to the Purcell Room one of Sweden's greatest exports: internationally acclaimed best-selling novelist Henning Mankell.

World-renowned for his prize-winning Inspector Wallander detective mysteries, Henning Mankell's latest book presents a departure from the world of crime fiction with an extraordinary fable set in Africa, a continent he has made his second home. 'Chronicler of the Winds' is an expertly crafted tale which tells the tragic story of Nelio, a street urchin known for living by his wits. A bestseller in Europe, 'Chronicler of the Winds' is Mankell's first non-crime novel to be published in English.

The talk is scheduled to begin at 7:45 in the Purcell Room of the South Bank Centre. Tickets are being sold for £8.50 and can be purchased at the Royal Festival Hall web site.

For more information, visit these sites:

The Random House Mankellholics' Live in London page
The Royal Festival Hall Mankell event page
Chronicler of the Winds page at Random House

If you're lucky enough to attend, please take a few pictures and send them my way.