by Henning Mankell · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780307280442
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«Chronicler of the Winds» is Henning Mankell's magic realist novel, published by Vintage in paperback (256 pages, in English).
On an African night, José Antonio finds Nelio, a young prophetic leader of street children, mortally wounded. Nelio refuses to go to the hospital and tells him his life story, from the attack on his village to survival in the city; José, shaken, becomes the Chronicler of the Winds.
Originally published as «Comédia Infantil», this English edition features a translation by Tiina Nunnally; it was shortlisted for the Augustpriset and won the Sveriges Radios Romanpris.
For readers of literary fiction and magic realism, and for those who want to discover Henning Mankell beyond Kurt Wallander.
Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
