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Piramide (1999)

by Henning Mankell(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

883178630X (ISBN13: 9788831786300)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Marsilio

series

Kurt Wallander

review 1: I first heard of and became a Henning Mankell and Wallander fan because of the PBS series starring Kenneth Branaugh. As good as that one was, I was then fortunate to see the original Swedish t.v. series which portrayed the often-depressed and socially discomforted Wallander even more accurately.So it was such a priviledge to start my reading of the series with THE PYRAMID, a collection of five novelettes that begin when our hero was a young rookie policeman in the little town of Ystad.Well written with good characterizations, this book brings you to the threshold of the major novels that Mankell wrote featuring Wallander.It's my understanding that Mankell does not plan to feature Wallander in his future writing...a shame if this is true. Perhaps someone could subtly remi... morend him that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tired of Sherlock Holmes to the point of killing him off...and popular demand not only brought him back to life, but in one of the most popular Holmes stories ever...THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. Just saying!
review 2: I generally appreciate the Wallander detective series, with their flawed hero, their concern about Swedish democracy, their atmospheric Scandinavian weather and their strong story lines. This one seems to be an add on - by his own admission, Mankell wanted to fill in some of the gaps by writing about Wallander at different stages of his life that hadn't been covered by the main stories in the series. These short(ish) stories were an interesting enough read but I much prefer the longer, sustained narratives with greater opportunity to develop plot and character. less

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