09-03-2012, 03:16 PM | #1 |
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Currently on book 7 of the Wallander series and have to say I am enjoying them immensely. Quick question; is Before The Frost a stand-alone novel or is it a tie-in to the series? Heard conflicting opinions. Thanks! |
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It's a tie-in. The main character is Kurt Wallander's daughter, but he's there a bit as a supporting character. Mostly it's her story though.
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09-04-2012, 01:56 AM | #3 |
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As a Swede I'm curious what it is about Wallander that appeals to non-Swedes. For me it was that I could instantly relate to all the settings (live 30 minutes from Ystad), every scene was extremely clear in my mind, and I began to read the books while living in Japan, so there was probably a smidgen of home sickness attached as well.
However, if you live in the Bristol or Toronto I imagine that Ystad doesn't evoke any concrete images. Hence, there must be something else. |
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Here! *raises hand* I read them all. And re-read them. And re-bought after an Alf-proof DRM reader crashed.
I like those books because I like the character. And he is human. Not perfect, with his doubts and mistakes. And I like criminal stories. And it is fun to imagine all those streets, places and people. Isn't is what reading is also about? Imagining what you read about? Funny enough, I like to read them but I have yet to see tv series of Wallander which doesn't bore me to death. Even Kenneth Brannagh didn't help. |
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Currently reading the white lioness so far its been a real intresting series
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I may rent the first one, Sidetracked, and see how I get on with that before proceeding. I was going to get the boxset on Blu-Ray. Best to test it out first. |
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I liked both the English and Swedish TV series.
I've only read the first two books (but I've got all of them). I found the character of Wallander to be very different from what I'm used to. This to me adds something a bit different from the usual "Maverick Cop" character I find in a lot of crime fiction. Totally enjoyable because of that. |
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Newer titles
I don't know how many titles are available in English.
Here are some of Henning Mankell's latest books, with my personal translation of the title. Wonder if they are available in translation. Pyramiden (The Pyramid) Wallander 1999 Tea Bag not Wallander 2002 Memory of a Dirty Angel (Minnet av en smutsig ängel) not Wallander 2011 The China Man (Kinesen) not Wallander 2008 Italian Shoes (Italienska skor) not Wallander 2006 Depth (Djup) not Wallander 2004 The Worrier (Den orolige mannen) Wallander 2009 |
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I know theres a translation of the pyramad but havent seen the warrior around
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If you enjoyed the first two books, then there's no reason why you won't enjoy the rest. It gets better in my opinion. Totally agree. Sometimes I feel really sorry for the guy and other times, I want to tell him off for being so harsh to other people, haha. |
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There is an old regiment on the outskirts of Ystad, they have turned some of that over to film studios, that is where they shoot the Wallander series for both BBC and Swedish TV, you can also visit them. If you're lucky they might be filming while you're there.
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Well if the rest are as good as the first two, then I'm going to enjoy them. Got a holiday coming up, might see how many I can read then. |
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