Editing Henning Mankell (section)

{{Short description|Swedish author (1948–2015)}}
{{about|the author|his grandfather, the composer (1868–1930)|Henning Mankell (composer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox writer
| name        = Henning Mankell
| image       = Henning Mankell 3 2011 Shankbone.jpg
| caption     = Henning Mankell in New York City in April 2011
| pseudonym   = 
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1948|2|3|df=y}}
| birth_name  = Henning Georg Mankell
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2015|10|5|1948|2|3|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
| spouse      = {{marriage|[[Eva Bergman]]|1998}}
| children    = 4
| relatives   = [[Ingmar Bergman]] <small>(father-in-law)</small>
| occupation  = Novelist, playwright, publisher
| period      = 1991–2009 ([[Kurt Wallander]] series)
| genre       = [[Crime fiction]]<br />[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
| subject     = 
| movement    = 
| notableworks = The [[Kurt Wallander]] novels
}}

'''Henning Georg Mankell''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl}}; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish [[crime fiction|crime writer]], [[children's literature|children's author]], and [[playwright|dramatist]], best known for a series of [[Mystery fiction|mystery novels]] starring his most noted creation, Inspector [[Kurt Wallander]]. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.

He was a left-wing [[social critic]] and activist. In his books and plays he constantly highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad. In 2010, Mankell was on board one of the ships in the [[Gaza Freedom Flotilla]] that was boarded by Israeli commandos. He was below deck on the [[MV Mavi Marmara]] when nine civilians were killed in international waters.

Mankell shared his time between Sweden and countries in Africa, mostly Mozambique where he started a theatre. He made considerable donations to charity organizations, mostly connected to Africa.