Quicksand - Hardcover

Mankell, Henning

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846559944 ISBN 13: 9781846559945

Publisher: Harvill Secker, 2016

Synopsis

In January 2014 I was informed that I had cancer.

However, Quicksand is not a book about death and destruction, but about what it means to be human. I have undertaken a journey from my childhood to the man I am today, writing about the key events in my life, and about the people who have given me new perspectives. About men and women I have never met, but wish I had.

I write about love and jealousy, about courage and fear. And about what it is like to live with a potentially fatal illness.

This book is also about why the cave painters 40,000 years ago chose the very darkest places for their fascinating pictures. And about the dreadful troll that we are trying to lock away inside the bedrock of a Swedish mountain for the next 100,000 years.

It is a book about how humanity has lived and continues to live, and about how I have lived and continue to live my own life.

And, not least, about the great zest for life, which came back when I managed to drag myself out of the quicksand that threatened to suck me down into the abyss.

About this title

About the Author

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: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh.

Driven by a desire to change the world and to fight against racism and nationalism, Mankell devoted much of his time to working with charities in Africa, including SOS Children’s Villages and PLAN International, where he was 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.

www.henningmankell.com

From the Back Cover

In January 2014 I was informed that I had cancer. However, Quicksand is not a book about death and destruction, but about what it means to be human.


'A complex figure whose extraordinary life was matched by his body of writing'
Ian Rankin

'A man of personal courage...able to write about anything and to do so anywhere'
Mark Lawson

'A fine writer and a fine man' Kenneth Branagh

From the Inside Flap

In January 2014 Hening Mankell was informed that he had cancer.However, Quicksand is not a book about death and destruction, but about what it means to be human. He writes about love and jealousy, about courage and fear. And about what it is like to live with a potentially fatal illness.

This book is also about why the cave painters 40,000 years ago chose the very darkest places for their fascinating pictures. And about the dreadful troll that we are trying to lock away inside the bedrock of a Swedish mountain for the next 100,000 years.

It is a book about how humanity has lived and continues to live, and about how he lived and continue to live his own life.

And, not least, about the great zest for life, which came back when he managed to drag myself out of the quicksand that threatened to suck me down into the abyss.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846559944
• ISBN 13: 9781846559945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320