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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.7374
EAN num: 9781565849945
ISBN number: 1565849949
Label: New Press
Manufacturer: New Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 392
Printing Date: September 17, 2008
Publishing house: New Press
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Mankell's The Pyramid was a great read. It helped fill in some "before-hand" gaps to other novels as well as to help better understand Wallander and his work. I thoroughly enjoyed this book....which along with Shadows in the Twilight and Eye of the Leopard complete my collection of all the translated books by Mankell. He has been perhaps the "best" of the mystery writers! I hope there will be more translated books in the near future.
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Every Henning Mankell fan missed his wonderful Kurt Wallender series
after reading his grim and grimly political more recent work. This work is an
added and unexpected bonus as Mankell goes back and reconstructs Wallender's
life leading up to the more familiar series. It is a series of stories leading
up to the beginning of the books. As always, beautifully written and worth more
as literature than mystery, although the mysteries are gems. The early stories
about Wallender's early life are sketchy and a bit lifeless. As time passes,
stories get better leading up to "The Pyramid" which is a Mankell masterpiece.
A must read for anyone who sees that mysteries have become the mainstream of
contemporary fiction - or for anyone who just loves a great, atmospheric
mystery.
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Kurt Wallander, the intuitive inspector, very first came upon the scene as a 42-year-old detective with many years of experience in the very first novel in the series. After four more novels, Henning Mankell realized that what was missing was Wallander's background. So he started to write several short stories to fill in the blanks. Three more novels in the series appeared before the five short stories in this volume were completed.
In the very first short story, we find Wallander in Malmo as a uniformed patrolman who bumbles his way into the investigation into the murder of his subsequent door neighbor, the beginning of his career as a homicide detective. It is during this period that he meets and weds Mona. The subsequent story takes the couple to Ystad and the birth of Linda, their daughter. It is, of course, where he spends the rest of his career. The stories trace the development of Wallander's instincts as well as his divorce, relationship with his father and growing daughter.
All the characteristics of the novels in the series are present in these short stories. It is essential history and embellishes Wallander's personality. Also, the common thread in all the novels, the deterioration of society, runs through the stories. This book is Mankell in top form. For Mankell/Wallander fans, a must read, and highly recommended.
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Those of us who have eagerly awaited further translations of Henning Mankell's excellent Wallander novels now have these five stories that fill in gaps regarding the inspector's early career. The backstory of the books has always been compelling, adding to the richness of the stories and characterizations. Without belaboring the point, Mankell seamlessly enhances his fiction with issues that reach beyond the borders of Swedish jurisdiction. This has always been his strength, making him unique among the influx of international police procedural authors.
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The Pyramid is an excellent group of stories. The very first three let you get to know Kurt Wallender as a young man and the last two portray him as a more seasoned police investigator much like the one we know from the full length novels. One can easily see why his social relationships are doomed to failure. He seems to have no gift for relating to a love partner. But as a detective he has no peer. As police procedurals, the stories give alot of insight into the nature of criminal investigation and, more broadly, into changes imposed by modernity on Swedish life. These changes have also occurred in other countries and are often publically discussed in the case of the U.S.
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