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Daniel

Daniel

Daniel Hardback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Mankell, Henning

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In the 1870s, Hans Bengler arrives in Cape Town from Sweden, driven by a singular desire: to discover an insect no one has seen before and name it after himself. But then he impulsively adopts a young orphan and brings with him back to Sweden--a quite different specimen than he first contemplated.

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The New Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.
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  • Title Daniel
  • Author Mankell, Henning
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher The New Press, New York
  • Publication date 2010
  • Features Dust Cover, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 076791
  • ISBN 9781595581938 / 1595581936
  • Weight 1.21 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.46 x 6.4 x 0.96 in (24.03 x 16.26 x 2.44 cm)
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Boys, San (African people) - Sweden
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010027425
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

From the bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander novels: The "haunting and fascinating" tale of a young boy's harrowing odyssey from Africa to Sweden (Booklist).

In the 1870s, Hans Bengler arrives in Cape Town from Smland, Sweden, driven by a singular desire: to discover an insect no one has seen before and name it after himself. But then he impulsively adopts a young San orphan boy whose parents have been killed by European colonists. Christening the boy Daniel, Hans brings him back to Sweden--a quite different specimen than he first contemplated.

Daniel is told to call Bengler "Father," and to knock on doors and bow. He continually struggles to understand this strange new land of mud and snow that surrounds and seemingly entraps him. At the same time, he is haunted by visions of his murdered parents calling him home to Africa. Knowing that the only way home is by sea, he decides he must learn to walk on water if he is ever to reclaim his true place in the world.

Evocative and sometimes brutal, the novel follows Daniel through a series of tragedies and betrayals that culminate in a shocking act. Henning Mankell, a world-renowned "master of atmosphere," offers this "quiet tragedy" with a ruthless elegance all his own (The Boston Globe).

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/01/2010, Page 33
  • Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/2010, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 09/15/2010, Page 61
  • New York Times Book Review, 12/26/2010, Page 20
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/13/2010, Page 0

About the author

Henning Mankell is internationally Sweden's most read author. His critically acclaimed Kurt Wallander mysteries are global bestsellers and have been adapted for television as Wallander, the BAFTA Award-winning BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh. He was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's Macallan Gold Dagger and the German Tolerance Prize and has been a three-time finalist for the Los Angeles Times Mystery/Thriller Book Prize. In 2008, he received an honorary degree from the University of St Andrews. Born in Stockholm in 1948 and raised in a village in northern Sweden, Mankell divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he has worked as the director of Teatro Avenida since 1985. Please visit www.henningmankell.com for more information.

Steven T. Murray has translated five novels by Henning Mankell, among many other books. The former editor-in-chief of Fjord Press, he lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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