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"An early gem from the creator of the Kurt Wallander series, charting the life of a principled man through tragedy, heartbreak, true love and the battle for a nation's soul. ""A very engaging portrait . . . There is a powerful lack of sentimentality to the telling of the story [and] a lovely and genuinely moving love story at the heart of the book."" Liam Heylin, Irish Examiner At 3 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon in 1911, Oskar Johansson is caught in a blast in an industrial accident. The local newspaper reports him dead, but they are mistaken. Because Oskar Johansson is a born survivor. Though crippled, Oskar finds the strength to go on living and working. The Rock Blaster charts his long professional life - his hopes and dreams, sorrows and joys. His relationship with the woman whose love saved him, with the labour movement that gave him a cause to believe in, and with his children, who do not share his ideals. Henning Mankell's first published novel is steeped in the burning desire for social justice that informed his bestselling crime novels. Remarkably assured for a debut, it is written with scalpel-like precision, at once poetic and insightful in its depiction of a true working-class hero. Translated from the Swedish by George Goulding"

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Author:   George Goulding ,  Henning Mankell
Publisher:   Quercus Publishing
Imprint:   MacLehose Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.149kg
ISBN:  

9780857059475

ISBN 10:   0857059475
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   11 November 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Provides a fascinating preview of the psychology of Kurt Wallander who was to become Mankell's most famous creation - Shots Magazine One of Scandinavia's finest writers. He is in the great tradition of those whose works transcend their chose genre to become thrilling and moral literature. A literary writer of considerable accomplishment. - Independent. In life and in art Henning Mankell was a man of passionate commitment. Mankell is the master. Mankell's fierce instinct for social criticism is admirable. - New York Times. Mankell writes with both a social conscience and great humour. - Daily Telegraph.

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Henning Mankell (1948-2015) became a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries continue to dominate bestseller lists all over the globe and his books have been translated into forty-five languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations.

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