Henning Mankell Quote

We’re not allowed to learn to die,’ Jansson said. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘In the past death was a part of life. Now it’s completely separate. I remember I was six years old when my grandmother died. Her body lay on a door in the parlour at home. There was nothing odd about that. Death was a natural part of our lives. Not any more. We no longer learn to die in this country.

Henning Mankell

We’re not allowed to learn to die,’ Jansson said. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘In the past death was a part of life. Now it’s completely separate. I remember I was six years old when my grandmother died. Her body lay on a door in the parlour at home. There was nothing odd about that. Death was a natural part of our lives. Not any more. We no longer learn to die in this country.

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