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Assassino senza volto

crime fiction, Novel by Henning Mankell

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Assassino senza volto è un romanzo giallo dello scrittore svedese Henning Mankell pubblicato in Svezia nel 1991.
È la prima storia della saga dell'ispettore di polizia Kurt Wallander ed è ambientata, come le altre che la seguiranno, in Scania, nel sud della Svezia. Il tema affrontato è la problematica dell'immigrazione vista dalla tradizionalmente tollerante e libera società svedese; sul suo sito, Henning Mankell racconta di aver deciso di scrivere una storia sul razzismo crescente che aveva notato al rientro in patria alla fine degli anni 1980, dopo aver vissuto per anni all'estero.
Nel 1992 il romanzo ha ricevuto il premio Glasnyckeln come miglior giallo scandinavo.
La prima edizione italiana del romanzo è stata pubblicata nell'anno 2001 da Marsilio.

First Published

1997

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astrolang

Astrolang

This was a great start to the Wallander series. A fantastic plot with twists and turns throughout, whilst not being too exciting so you can put it down when you need to! Just three slight annoyances: It was slightly confusing when there was suddenly a large shift in time, the grammar isn't the best all the time (but it doesn't make it impossible to read, and there's the odd sentence which doesn't make sense (though it is a translation so it's expected). Apart from that though, a fantastic and engaging read, with great characters you could connect with emotionally.

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This was a great start to the Wallander series. A fantastic plot with twists and turns throughout, whilst not being too exciting so you can put it down when you need to! Just three slight annoyances: It was slightly confusing when there was suddenly a large shift in time, the grammar isn't the best all the time (but it doesn't make it impossible to read, and there's the odd sentence which doesn't make sense (though it is a translation so it's expected). Apart from that though, a fantastic and engaging read, with great characters you could connect with emotionally.

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