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Review: A Bridge to the Stars by Henning Mankell

November 29, 2015 by Leland Buck Leave a Comment

Review: A Bridge to the Stars by Henning Mankell

This short novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell is the first of four books about Joel Gustafson, a 12 year old growing up in a remote part of Northern Sweden with his father. It is followed by a second book, Shadows in the Twilight and, The Boy Who Slept in the Snow (also known as […]

Review of Kennedy’s Brain by Henning Mankell

August 11, 2015 by Leland Buck Leave a Comment

Review of Kennedy’s Brain by Henning Mankell

In starting a review of Kennedy’s Brain by Henning Mankell, it is important to take note of something that the reader discovers only after the book’s last page. The epilogue to this book begins with the following three sentences: “Twenty years ago, close to Zambia’s western border with Angola, I watched a young African man die of […]

Remembering Laurie Thompson

July 2, 2015 by Leland Buck Leave a Comment

Remembering Laurie Thompson

I was sad to see an obituary recently for Laurie Thompson who passed away on June 8, 2015. Mr. Thompson was an excellent translator of Swedish writing into English. He translated over 40 titles from an impressive number of well-known Swedish writers, including Henning Mankell, Åke Edwardson, Håkan Nesser and Mikael Niemi. Some of the […]

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