Henning Mankell Quote

Sin la alegría de vivir, sin el ansia de vivir, no hay seres humanos. Quienes se ven privados de su dignidad y luchan por recuperarla, luchan en la misma medida por su derecho a reconquistar las ganas de vivir. Las personas que tratan de salir de un campo de concentración o de sociedades agrarias depauperadas e ir a los prósperos países de Europa, y cuyos cadáveres arriban a las playas de Lampedusa y de Sicilia, también pretendían recuperar la alegría de vivir.

Henning Mankell

Sin la alegría de vivir, sin el ansia de vivir, no hay seres humanos. Quienes se ven privados de su dignidad y luchan por recuperarla, luchan en la misma medida por su derecho a reconquistar las ganas de vivir. Las personas que tratan de salir de un campo de concentración o de sociedades agrarias depauperadas e ir a los prósperos países de Europa, y cuyos cadáveres arriban a las playas de Lampedusa y de Sicilia, también pretendían recuperar la alegría de vivir.

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About Henning Mankell

Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) 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.
He was a left-wing social critic and activist. In his books and plays he constantly highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad. In 2010, Mankell was on board one of the ships in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was boarded by Israeli commandos. He was below deck on the MV Mavi Marmara when nine civilians were killed in international waters.
Mankell shared his time between Sweden and countries in Africa, mostly Mozambique where he started a theatre. He made considerable donations to charity organizations, mostly connected to Africa.