Editing Henning Mankell (section)

== Death ==
In January 2014, Mankell announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and throat cancer.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Richard Orange|title=Henning Mankell, Wallander author, reveals cancer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/29/henning-mankell-wallander-author-reveals-cancer|access-date=8 October 2015|work=The Guardian|date=29 January 2014}}</ref> In May 2014, he reported that treatments had worked well and he was getting better.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2259442-del-1-en-strid-ur-livets-perspektiv-|title=Del 1: "En strid ur livets perspektiv"|author=HENNING MANKELL|date=29 January 2014|access-date=5 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006051523/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2259442-del-1-en-strid-ur-livets-perspektiv-|archive-date=6 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="VerifyDeathDateAge">{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/swedish-crime-writer-henning-mankell-dies-at-67/ |title=Swedish writer, pro-Palestinian activist Henning Mankell dies at 67 |date=5 October 2015 |publisher=The Times of Israel |access-date=21 November 2021 }}</ref>

He wrote a series of articles inspired by his wife Eva, describing his situation, how it felt to be diagnosed,<ref>{{cite news|author1=Henning Mankell|title=Henning Mankell: how it feels to be diagnosed with cancer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/feb/12/henning-mankell-diagnosed-cancer|access-date=8 October 2015|work=The Guardian|date=12 February 2014}}</ref> how it felt to be supported,<ref name=alone>{{cite news|author1=Henning Mankell|title=Henning Mankell: No one should have to face cancer alone' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/22/henning-mankell-no-one-should-face-cancer-alone|access-date=8 October 2015|work=The Guardian|date=22 March 2015}}</ref> how it felt to wait,<ref>{{cite news|author1=Henning Mankell|title=Henning Mankell: A bad night before my cancer test results|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/apr/27/henning-mankell-cancer-test-results-wallander|access-date=8 October 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 April 2014}}</ref> and after his first chemotherapy at [[Sahlgrenska University Hospital]] about the importance of cancer research.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Henning Mankell|title=Henning Mankell: the importance of cancer research |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/may/22/henning-mankell-wallander-importance-of-cancer-research|access-date=8 October 2015|work=The Guardian|date=22 May 2015}}</ref> Three weeks before his death he wrote about what happens to people's identity when they are stricken by a serious illness.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Henning Mankell|title=Henning Mankell on living with cancer: there are days full of darkness  |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/16/henning-mankell-wallander-author-cancer-days-of-darkness|access-date=8 October 2015|work=The Guardian|date=16 September 2015}}</ref> His last post was published  posthumously 6 October.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Henning Mankell|title=Henning Mankell: 'Eventually the day comes when we all have to go' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/06/henning-mankell-wallander-author-cancer-eventually-the-day-comes-when-we-all-have-to-go|access-date=8 October 2015|work=The Guardian|date=6 October 2015}}</ref>

On 5{{nbsp}}October 2015, Mankell died at the age of 67, almost two years after having been diagnosed.<ref name="svt.se">{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/kultur/bok/henning-mankell-ar-dod|title=Henning Mankell är död|work=svt.se|date=5 October 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>