Book description
One night José hears gunfire from the deserted theatre next door to
his bakery. He races to the theatre's uppermost gallery, and there
beneath him on a spotlit stage lies the wounded body of Nelio, a
street urchin renowned for living on his wits. Gasping, the wounded
boy asks to be taken to the roof to breathe the beautiful air fresh
off the Indian Ocean. On that theatre roof, his life ebbing away,
Nelio begins to tell José his extraordinary story...
Henning Mankell's Chronicler of the Winds is a dazzling new
venture from the master of crime; a beautifully told fable of the
African continent.
Henning Mankell has become a worldwide phenomenon with his crime
writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His
prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries are
currently dominating bestseller lists all over the globe. His books have
been translated into over forty languages and made into numerous
international film and television adaptations: most recently the
BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series
Wallander
, starring Kenneth Branagh. Mankell devotes much of his free time to
working with Aids charities in Africa, where he is also director of the
Teatro Avenida in Maputo. In 2008, the University of St Andrews
conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters
in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the
practical exercise of conscience.
