Proper noun
Mankell (plural Mankells)
A surname from Swedish.
Thanks to the success of Henning Mankell and Peter Hoeg, there wasn't the same stigma attached to writing genre thrillers in Scandinavia as there was in many other cultures. Quite the opposite, in fact. Jo Nesbo
Kenneth Branagh stars as complex detective Kurt Wallander, based on the books by best-selling Swedish author Henning Mankell. Source: Internet
Not only is it the first English anthology of the hugely popular genre of Nordic Noir but it contains never-before-published stories from Henning Mankell, Per Wahloo and – the cherry on the cake – Stieg Larsson.' Source: Internet
Even Mankell, who has sold more than 30 million copies of his novels, has gained a higher profile, and a wider readership, thanks to Larsson. Source: Internet